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Wadiglossa
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Linguliformea
Class:
Lingulata
Order:
Lingulida
Superfamily:
Linguloidea
Family:
Pseudolingulidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Wadiglossa HAVLÍČEK, 1984, p. 63
Type Species:
W. supramarginalis, OD
Images
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Fig. 12, 2a-c. *W. supramarginalis, a, holotype, internal mold of dorsal valve, X5, b, lateral view of a, (X6, c, internal mold of ventral valve, X5 (new), ——Fig. 12, 2d. W. wadigena Havlíček, holotype, internal mold of ventral valve, x7.5 (new)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Libya
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Devonian (Frasnian)
Beginning International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
378.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Shell elongate oval, subequivalved, ventral pseudointerarea small, divided by shallow, broadly triangular pedicle groove, dorsal pseudointerarea catacline, poorly defined, ventral visceral area weakly impressed, extending to midvalve, with weak median ridge or pair of slender ridges extending anteriorly beyond visceral field, dorsal visceral area poorly defined, bisected by low median ridge, extending anteriorly beyond midvalve, dorsal central muscles scars large subcircular, ventral mantle canals unknown, dorsal vascula lateralia submedian, slightly converging.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Linguliformea
Class:
Lingulata
Order:
Lingulida
Superfamily:
Linguloidea
Family:
Pseudolingulidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Wadiglossa HAVLÍČEK, 1984, p. 63
Type Species:
W. supramarginalis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 12, 2a-c. *W. supramarginalis, a, holotype, internal mold of dorsal valve, X5, b, lateral view of a, (X6, c, internal mold of ventral valve, X5 (new), ——Fig. 12, 2d. W. wadigena Havlíček, holotype, internal mold of ventral valve, x7.5 (new)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Libya
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Devonian (Frasnian)
Beginning International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
378.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Shell elongate oval, subequivalved, ventral pseudointerarea small, divided by shallow, broadly triangular pedicle groove, dorsal pseudointerarea catacline, poorly defined, ventral visceral area weakly impressed, extending to midvalve, with weak median ridge or pair of slender ridges extending anteriorly beyond visceral field, dorsal visceral area poorly defined, bisected by low median ridge, extending anteriorly beyond midvalve, dorsal central muscles scars large subcircular, ventral mantle canals unknown, dorsal vascula lateralia submedian, slightly converging.