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Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata
Taxonomy
Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata was named by Busanus and Hoare (1991) [= Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata BUSANUS, 1974, p. 248, P1. 9, figs. 6, 7. ]. Its type specimen is USNM 452317, a shell (right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Interbedded shales & limestones, Reynolds Limestone, Greer Limestone Co. quarry, which is in a Chesterian marine shale/limestone in the Reynolds Limestone Formation of West Virginia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata Busanus and Hoare pp. 474 – 472 figs. 5.16 – 5.17 |
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†Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata Busanus and Hoare 1991
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. W. Busanus and R. D. Hoare 1991 | Subrectangular Prothyris (Prothyris) with prominent, angular, umbonal shoulder extending from umbonal area to acutely angular posteroventral margin; posterior margin steeply sloping, nearly straight; anterior margin with small dorsally located, triangular lobe separated from rest of ventral margin by a narrow, shallow sinus, separated from shell body by narrow ridge.
Small, thin-shelled, subrectangular shell with nearly parallel dorsal and ventral margins; posterior margin abrupt, steeply sloping, forming a distinct obtuse angle with dorsal margin and acute angle with ventral margin; anterior margin with small, triangular lobe dorsally, a narrow, shallow sinus below lobe, then curving smoothly into broadly sinuous ventral margin; strong, angular umbonal shoulder extends to angle at posteroventral margin; surface with fine growth lines, some more prominent as ridges; faint lines, or ridges, radiate from umbonal area in anterior portion of shell; internal features unknown. |