Nucinella taylori Foster & Danise & Twitchett 2017, sp. nov. ...
Nucinella taylori sp. nov. (Fig. 3) Diagnosis. A small Nucinella having a nuculoid shape, smooth shell except for growth lines with three subumbonal and two anterior pointed blade-like teeth, with no triangular flat area below the dentition; opisthodetic ligament. Holotype. Disarticulated left valve...
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| Summary: | Nucinella taylori sp. nov. (Fig. 3) Diagnosis. A small Nucinella having a nuculoid shape, smooth shell except for growth lines with three subumbonal and two anterior pointed blade-like teeth, with no triangular flat area below the dentition; opisthodetic ligament. Holotype. Disarticulated left valve, NHMUK PI MB 1206, LD-04; length = 1.6 mm, height = 1.6 mm. Paratypes. Disarticulated right valve, NHMUK PI MB 1209, LD-04; length = 1.6 mm, height = 1.6 mm; disarticulated right valve, NHMUK PI MB 1210, LD-05; length = 2.1 mm, height = 2.3 mm. Other material. Two specimens from LD-04 (NHMUK PI MB 1207–1208) and three specimens from LD-05 (NHMUK PE PEI 5500; NHMUK PE PEI 5506; NHMUK PE PEI 5517). Fifty-three prodissoconch valves from LD-04 (NHMUK PI MB 1211–1217; NHMUK PE PEI 5481) and 36 prodissoconch valves from LD-05 (NHMUK PI MB 1218). Derivation of name. Named after Dr John Taylor (Natural History Museum, London, UK) in recognition of his work on chemosymbiotic bivalve molluscs. Description. Shell is small, ... : Published as part of Foster, William J., Danise, Silvia & Twitchett, Richard J., 2017, A silicified Early Triassic marine assemblage from Svalbard, pp. 851-877 in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15 (10) on pages 855-857, DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1245680, http://zenodo.org/record/10883052 ... |
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