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Glyptorthis pulchra
Taxonomy
Glyptorthis pulchra was named by Wang (1949). Its type specimen is USNM 111937 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near mill 1 mile northwest of Fort Atkinson, which is in a Richmondian carbonate shale in the Maquoketa Formation of Iowa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Glyptorthis pulchra Wang p. 4 figs. pl. 1, figs 1e-10 |
| 2014 | Glyptorthis pulchra Wright and Stigall pp. 897 - 898 figs. 3D, E |
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†Glyptorthis pulchra Wang 1949
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2014 | Moderate to large species of Glyptorthis (character 1, width 15.87–22.42 mm); ornamentation weakly lamellose; interspatial distance between costae and costellae wide. Ventral cardinal area wide, elevated significantly above hinge line; umbo extending over the hinge line. Ventral diductor muscle scars separated by medial septum; adductor scars on a raised platform. Dorsal muscle scars large, slightly wider than long. Brachiophores short; dorsal umbo extending over the hinge line. |