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Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi
Taxonomy
Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi was named by Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen (1960) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Ordovician; Norway.]. Its type specimen is P.M.O. 40308, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Similodonta spjeldnaesi by Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen (1964) and Toni (1975).
It was recombined as Similodonta spjeldnaesi by Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen (1964) and Toni (1975).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen pp. 87 - 89 figs. Plate I, figs. 3-6, textfig. l. |
| 1964 | Similodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 498 |
| 1975 | Similodonta spjeldnaesi Toni pp. 138 - 139 fig. 2C |
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†Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. Soot-Ryen and T. Soot-Ryen 1960 | Shell small, rounded triangular, slightly langer than high. Umbones full but not much inflated, opisthogyre. Umbonal angle blunt. Anterodorsal margin curvcd and inflected with a more or less distinct anteroventral angle, ventral margin rounded and posteroventral corner broadly rounded. Posterodorsal margin concave to straight with the lower part somewhat protruding. Parallel to the anterodorsal margin there is a more or less distinct sulcus. Sculpture consisting of somewhat irregular concentric lines with broad interspaces, 5-6 lines on 2 mm in the middle part of the valve. On the internal casts there are several growth lines along the margins. Ringe teeth in two series (textfig. 1) , c.9 proximal anterior teeth, lamelliform and nearly vertical to the hinge margin. 14 distal teeth larger, angular and more oblique to the hinge margin. Proximal posterior teeth short, about 3-5, distal 8 teeth large obliquely set and angulated. The region beneath the umbo is not complete, but there seems to be a flat or slightly concave part just where the two series of tecth mect. The anterior adductor scar is elongate and placed rather low, the posterior adductor scar distinct, ovate and placed below the distal tooth. Pallial line entire. Length 13.2 mm, height 12.6 mm, semidiameter c. 2 mm. |