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Radinista vivienneae
Taxonomy
Zeradina (Radinista) vivienneae was named by Laws (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian coastal sandstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.
It was recombined as Radinista vivienneae by Beu et al. (1990).
It was recombined as Radinista vivienneae by Beu et al. (1990).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1939 | Zeradina (Radinista) vivienneae Laws p. 482 figs. 53, 55 |
1990 | Radinista vivienneae Beu et al. p. 408 |
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†Radinista vivienneae Laws 1939
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. R. Laws 1939 | Shell small, body-whorl very large and expanded, height of spireabout one-fifth that of shell. Suture strongly cut in. Whorls convex, shouldered above. Protoconch of about 1! convex volutionstunsculptured.Sculpture similar to that of Z. corrugata Hedley, coarse growth-ridges simulating varices, and spiral threads which are rather uneven in strength. .Aperture large, broadly ovate, continuous, inner lip separated from body by a groove; umbilicus distinct~ entering from groove ; a sharp ridge bordering left side of groove below and entering umbilicus. |