| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Copenychia franta
Taxonomy
Copenychia franta was named by Kříž (2005). Its type specimen is MGM 3565ab, a shell (internal mould of left valve and its counterpart), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section north-west of the El Pobo de Dueñas, which is in a Telychian coastal shale in the Bádenas Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Copenychia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Copenychia franta Kříž pp. 459 – 460 figs. Plate 1, figures 7–8, 10, 12–14 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Copenychia franta Kříž 2005
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Kříž 2005 | Copenychia with prosocline shells having prominent prosogyrate umbones located towards the anterior end of the shell. Outer surface sculpture formed by distinct, numerous, narrow radial ribs (47 maximum observed) commonly subdivided by a shallow, flat gutter into two halves and by radial gutters of similar width, in combination with narrow, flat growth bands and furrows more prominent in ventral and anterior parts of the shell. In the inner surface sculpture the radial ribs are not subdivided; growth sculpture is similar. The crenulations developed along the shell margin are formed by more numerous radial riblets developed by intercalation in the radial gutters and bifurcation of the radial ribs. Hinge line straight, shorter than the length of the shell with 6–7 small, peg-like taxodont teeth anteriorly below the umbo. Very low triangular area. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subc = subclass, c = class | |||||
| References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||