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Xenambonites
Taxonomy
Xenambonites was named by Cooper (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 878]. It is the type genus of Xenambonitinae, Xenambonitidae.
It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenambonitinae by Cooper (1956), Williams et al. (2000), Benedetto (2012).
It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenambonitinae by Cooper (1956), Williams et al. (2000), Benedetto (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Xenambonites Cooper p. 230 |
| 2000 | Xenambonites Williams et al. p. 334 |
| 2002 | Xenambonites Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Xenambonites Benedetto p. 439 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Xenambonites Cooper 1956
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†Xenambonites revelatus Williams 1962
†Xenambonites undosus Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. A. Cooper 1956 | Shell small, semielliptical in outline ; hinge wide, cardinal extremities acute; plano- to concavo-convex; anterior commissure deeply sulcate; surface finely costellate.
Shell small, semielliptical in outline ; hinge wide, cardinal extremities acute; piano- to concavo-convex; anterior commissure deeply sulcate; surface finely costellate. Pedicle valve with moderately long interarea ; anterior with prominent, broad median fold; teeth small, simple; muscle area wide but short, somewhat rectangular in outline; dental plates vestigial; trough corresponding to fold anterior to muscle area may or may not be occupied by an inverted V-shaped cavity; ovarian impressions fairly large, bounded on the side nearest the median line by a lowridge. Delthyrium open in the adult. Brachial valve deeply sulcate, the sulcus on the inside forming a high, rounded ridge which serves as a median septum ; sockets narrow, slitlike ; brachiophores thin, short, flat blades intimately fused with a convex plate that arches over the notothyrium ; a septumlike cardinal process and intergrown brachiophores forming an arched plate suggest the tentlike structure of Soiverhyella; visceral disk short, strongly elevated toward the pedicle valve, somewhat expanded laterally and produced into a long point anteromedially. |