Contitheca Syssoiev, 1972
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Felipe |
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Contitheca Syssoiev, 1972 |
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Genus Contitheca Syssoiev, 1972
Type species: Hyolithus (Orthotheca) cor Holm, 1893 , Middle Cambrian , Sweden .
Diagnosis.—Orthothecid having prominent longitudinal ventral furrow and prominent well−developed keel−like median ridge on dorsum, creating a distinctive heart−shaped cross−section.
Stratigraphic range and distribution.—Middle Cambrian; Sweden ( Holm 1893; Berg−Madsen and Malinky 1999), Morocco ( Marek et al. 1997), Antarctica ( Shergold et al. 1976), Korea ( Saito 1936), and possibly North−East Greenland.
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