Solemyidae (Bivalvia, Protobranchia) from the lower Miocene of south-central Chile, with description of a new species
Abstract The Miocene Solemyidae of Chile are revised. The holotype of Solemya antarctica Philippi, 1887, originally described as Solenomya , is lost. Due to the lack of information on internal characters, its systematic position is considered as uncertain. A new species, Solemya lucifuga n. sp., is...
| Published in: | Journal of Paleontology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2019
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2019.60 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002233601900060X |
| Summary: | Abstract The Miocene Solemyidae of Chile are revised. The holotype of Solemya antarctica Philippi, 1887, originally described as Solenomya , is lost. Due to the lack of information on internal characters, its systematic position is considered as uncertain. A new species, Solemya lucifuga n. sp., is described from the lower Miocene Ranquil Formation of south-central Chile. Its dense radial external ornamentation shows that it is clearly different from S . antarctica . It is currently the only confirmed and described Miocene solemyid bivalve from the Southern Hemisphere. UUID: http://zoobank.org/a35ee02e-600b-4e9f-ad06-1887e9493ff8 |
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