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Lipanorthis santalaurae
Taxonomy
Lipanorthis santalaurae was named by Benedetto and Carrasco (2002). Its type specimen is CEGH–UNC 20481a, a valve (External and internal molds of a dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abra de Santa Laura F-2, Sierra de Mojotoro, Floresta Formation, Jujuy, which is in a Tremadoc coastal sandstone/siltstone in the Floresta Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Lipanorthis santalaurae Benedetto and Carrasco pp. 657 - 658 figs. 6.1-12 |
| 2004 | Lipanorthis santalaurae Harper et al. pp. 276 - 279 figs. 4 A-G; 5 A-J |
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†Lipanorthis santalaurae Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. L. Benedetto and P. A. Carrasco 2002 | Transversely suboval shells with average length/width ratio 0.77 (dorsal valve) and 0.82 (ventral valve). Finely multicostellate ornament numbering 10–11 costellae per 2 mm. Ventral muscle field relatively large and narrow, rounded anteriorly, bounded by dental plates diverging anteriorly 40–50°. Notothyrial chamber extending anteriorly for about 13% of valve length, bearing a thick, ridge-like cardinal process. | |
| D. A. T. Harper et al. 2004 | Suboval Lipanorthis species with hinge line 65±85 % as wide as maximum width, ventral valve 78±93% as long as wide, dorsal valve 77±86% as long as wide, bilobed ventral muscle field 27±40% as long as valve, septalium 11±16% as long as valve, and multicostellate ornament of 8±11 ribs per 2 mm. |