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Tuvinia
Taxonomy
Tuvinia was named by Andreeva (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O m Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. Its type is Tuvinia radiata.
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orthidiellidae by Williams et al. (2000), Nikitina et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orthidiellidae by Williams et al. (2000), Nikitina et al. (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Tuvinia Andreeva pp. 53 - 54 |
| 2000 | Tuvinia Williams et al. p. 746 |
| 2002 | Tuvinia Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Tuvinia Nikitina et al. p. 200 |
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G. †Tuvinia Andreeva 1982
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†Tuvinia alakulica Nikitina et al. 2006
†Tuvinia fasciculata Nikitina et al. 2006
†Tuvinia radiata Andreeva 1982
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006 | Shell ventribiconvex; anterior commissure gently sulcate; radial ornament costellate. Ventral interarea apsacline, deltidium narrow, arched, imperforate. Dorsal interarea short, anacline; notothyrium open or closed partly by chilidial plates. Ventral interior with a shallow delthyrial cavity, occupied by small undifferentiated muscle field; teeth short, stout, supported by low, slightly divergent dental plates; mantle canals saccate, vascula media straight, slightly divergent. Dorsal interior with a broad, poorly defined notothyrial cavity that bears a short, blade-like cardinal process posteriorly; brachiophores short with stout bases; adductor muscle scars are paired elongate oval depressions separated by a broad median ridge; dorsal mantle canals digitate. |