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Glyptorthis uniformis
Taxonomy
Glyptorthis uniformis was named by Cooper (1956) [= Glyptorthis aff. G. bellarugosa Butts 1942: 93.]. Its type specimen is USNM 116945a and is a 3D body fossil.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Glyptorthis uniformis Cooper p. 378 figs. pl. 46C, figs 11– 17, pl. 29I, figs 45–51 |
| 1956 | Glyptorthis virginica Cooper pp. 379 - 381 figs. Plate 48, D, figures 19-33 |
| 2014 | Glyptorthis uniformis Wright and Stigall pp. 898 - 899 figs. 4G, H |
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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.
†Glyptorthis uniformis Cooper 1956
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Invalid names: Glyptorthis virginica Cooper 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2014 | Shell size moderate (character 1, width 10.87–18.78 mm), outline subquadrate; slightly wider than long. Ornamentation strongly lamellose; costal density low to moderate. Valves dorsibiconvex to ventribiconvex in lateral profile. Ventral muscle scars large, deflecting anteriorly and laterally. Ventral umbonal area extending significantly over the hinge line, angle less than 140. Brachiophores small. Dorsal muscle scars large and rectangular, wider than long. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||