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Minycardita
Taxonomy
Minycardita was named by Hoare and Plas (2003). Its type is Minycardita sectilis.
It was assigned to Pseudobigaleaidae by Hoare and Plas (2003) and Vendrasco et al. (2010); and to Conocardiidae by Duplicate (2011) and Wagner (2023).
It was assigned to Pseudobigaleaidae by Hoare and Plas (2003) and Vendrasco et al. (2010); and to Conocardiidae by Duplicate (2011) and Wagner (2023).
Species
M. sectilis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Minycardita Hoare and Plas p. 875 |
| 2010 | Minycardita Vendrasco et al. p. 62 |
| 2011 | Minycardita Duplicate |
| 2023 | Minycardita Wagner |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. D. Hoare and L.P. Plas 2003 | Small with smooth outer shell layer; anterior gape tear-drop in shape anteriorly, extending posteriorly as narrowing V-shaped opening which is denticulate; body slightly swollen; rostral clefts prominent. | |
| M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2010 | Minycardita is unique among members of Pseudobigaleaidae in having an elongate, swollen main body chamber, sub-circular in dorsal view, that is bordered by weak primary carinae (the two ridges from the apex to the postero-lateral edges on both sides of the shell). |