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Orbiculoidea winsnesi

Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Orbiculoidea winsnesi Gobbett p. 46 figs. pl. 1, figs 4, 5
2017Orbiculoidea winsnesi Foster et al. p. 854 fig. 2A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyDiscinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDiscinidaeGray 1840
genusOrbiculoidead'Orbigny 1847
specieswinsnesi

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Orbiculoidea winsnesi Gobbett 1963
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Foster et al. 2017Shell outline is subcircular, with its length slightly greater than the width. The dorsal valve is inflated to an apex, which is located about a third of the diameter from the anterior margin. Shell smooth, except for fine concentric growth lines.