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Ekaterodonta hesperica
Taxonomy
Ekaterodonta hesperica was named by Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco (1991). Its type specimen is CR-II 2 152/OR (internal mold of right valve showing the dentition) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Basal Shales, La Venta Fm., Aragoncillo, which is in an Oretanian offshore shale in the Villar del Salz Formation of Spain.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Ekaterodonta hesperica Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco pp. 118 - 120 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-3 |
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†Ekaterodonta hesperica Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco 1991
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C Babin and J C Gutiérrez-Marco 1991 | Shell small, rounded and smooth, with anterior beak; anterior adductor muscle scar small, rounded, faintly impressed; posterior one is indistinct; dentition has two short anterior pseudo lateral teeth, some small orthomorphic teeth beneath the umbo and, on the posterior hinge plate, some small chevron-shaped teeth and a large lamellar tooth. |