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Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae
Taxonomy
Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae was named by Groves et al. (2011). Its type specimen is LACMIP 13720, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP Loc. 17761 - bottom of eastern tributary to Fremont Canyon, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Williams Formation of California.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2011 | Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae Groves et al. pp. 180 - 181 fig. 1–2 |
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†Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae Groves et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. T. Groves et al. 2011 | Bernaya of medium size, anterior and posterior canals deep, spire of
medium height, fossula concave, and smooth posterior terminal ridges extend to margins. Shell of small to medium size, constricted anteriorly; maximum height of shell nearly centered; maximum width of shell slightly posterior of center; dentition coarse to medium with smooth interstices; columellar lip with 11 teeth, labral lip with 15 teeth; aperture fairly wide and straight, curved posteriorly toward columella, widens anteriorly; terminal canals deep; columella slightly inflated; prominent anterior terminal ridges form a slight marginal callus; posterior terminal ridge extended from base of spire to form a slight marginal callus; spire of medium height and partially exposed due to shell loss. |
Measurements
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Campanian | USA (California) | Bernaya louellasaulae (type locality: 176363) |