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Glyptomena kaskolica
Taxonomy
Glyptomena kaskolica was named by Nikitin et al. (2003). Its type specimen is NMW 98.30G.12 (ventral internal mould) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 550a - Kaskol Bed, East of Bolshoi Kaskol lake., which is in a Katian carbonate limestone in the Tauken Formation of Kazakhstan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Glyptomena kaskolica Nikitin et al. pp. 44 - 46 figs. 3I–M, 5H |
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†Glyptomena kaskolica Nikitin et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| I. F. Nikitin et al. 2003 | Shell strongly concavoconvex, about 85% as long as wide; ventral valve strongly and evenly convex, about 40% as thick as long with low apsacline interarea; dorsal valve evenly concave, rarely slightly geniculated in large specimens; radial ornament inequally parvicostellate with 3 to 4 parvicostellae between accentuated ribs and 10 to 12 ribs per 3 mm along the anterior margin of adult specimens; weak, oblique rugellae developed along the posterior margin. |