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Taxonomy
Tunisiglossa almalensis was named by Popov et al. (2007) [Popov andMambetov in]. Its type specimen is NMW98.66G.870, a shell (dorsal internal mould), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 509, Kyrgyz Range, North Tien Shan, which is in a Longvillian/Onnian carbonate siltstone/limestone in the Almaly Formation of Kyrgyzstan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Tunisiglossa almalensis Popov et al. pp. 31-32 figs. 3-4 |
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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.
†Tunisiglossa almalensis Popov et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L.E. Popov et al. 2007 | A species of Tunisiglossa with a shell elongate oval in outline, about 140% as long as wide and a small ventral interarea less then half as wide as the valve; ventral interior with visceral area about half valve length bordered anteriorly by a low rim; ventral umbonal muscle scars paired, situated on the ends of slightly raised muscle scars; dorsal interior with long, slightly divergent vascular media; differs from Tunisiglossa tripolitanea Massa, Havlíček, and Bonnefous, 1977 in having a less elongated oval, not rectangular shell outline, well defined and slightly raised ventral umbonal muscle scars and a low rim bounding anteriorly a ventral visceral area. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: base of the Longvillian to the top of the Onnian or 457.20000 to 449.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Longvillian - Onnian | Kyrgyzstan (Tien Shan) | Tunisiglossa almalensis (type locality: 72308 72309) |