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Plectothyrella itacurubiensis
Taxonomy
Plectothyrella itacurubiensis was named by Benedetto et al. (2013) [? Plectothyrella itacurubiensis
= 1991 Clarkeia antisiensis (d’Orbigny, 1847); Boucot et al., p. 513, figs 1–3.]. Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 24464b, a valve (internal mould of dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is San Fernando Quarry, which is in a Hirnantian shallow subtidal sandstone/siltstone in the Eusebio Ayala Formation of Paraguay.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Plectothyrella itacurubiensis Benedetto et al. pp. 70 - 72 fig. 6A–S |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Plectothyrella itacurubiensis Benedetto et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. L. Benedetto et al. 2013 | A species of Plectothyrella? having two simple, rounded costae on the fold, one (rarely two) simple costa in the sulcus, and 5–7 rounded costae on each flank. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.40000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hirnantian | Paraguay | Heterorthella freitana (25085 152549) Plectothyrella itacurubiensis (152546 type locality: 152547) |