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Nacrolopha
Taxonomy
Nacrolopha was named by Carter and Malchus (2011). It is not extant. Its type is Nacrolopha carolae.
It was assigned to Palaeolophinae by Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Palaeolophinae by Carter et al. (2011).
Species
N. carolae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Nacrolopha Carter et al. p. 24 |
| 2011 | Nacrolopha Carter and Malchus p. 25 fig. 4 |
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G. †Nacrolopha Carter and Malchus 2011
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†Nacrolopha carolae Carter and Malchus 2011
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. G. Carter et al. 2011 | Nacrolopha is characterized by a posteriorly instead of posterodorsally positioned posterior adductor scar, a posterior pedal retractor scar that is partially confluent with the posterior adductor scar, a minute, anterior adductor scar, and a nacroprismatic left valve that lacks foliated structure, structural chambering, and chalky deposits. This diagnosis applies to the genus and to its type species. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available