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Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum
Taxonomy
Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum was named by Jung (1971). Its type specimen is NMB No. G 14087, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum Jung p. 166 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 3,4 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum Jung 1971
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Jung 1971 | Of small to medium size; shell thin almost equilateral; auricles of left valve subequal. Left anterior auricle with about six radial threads, left posterior one with one or two threads. Auricles of right valve unequal; byssal notch deep; Right anterior auricle with a sunken fasciole above which there are three to five comparatively coarse, radial threads. Right posterior auricle with one or two radials. Radial sculpture of shell disc consists of 20 to 30 fine threads which develop small scales where they are crossed by incremental, concentric lines. Spaces between radials smooth. |