Pelonomia Cooper, 1965
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3076.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5243729 |
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Genus Pelonomia Cooper, 1965
Type species. – Orthis delicatula Billings, 1865 ; by original designation; Middle Ordovician, Darriwilian; Newfoundland.
Diagnosis emended. low planoconvex; parvicostellate; small interareas with rudimentary pseudodeltidium but larger chilidium; short dental plates posterolaterally bounding small ventral muscle field; small cardinal process; bladelike socket ridges; median ridge absent but larger pseudopunctae sometimes developed along midline; distinct pustules ordered in concentric and radial rows outside muscle field.
Species included. Orthis delicatula Billings, 1865 ; Pelonomia ? sp. Benedetto in Benedetto & Cech, 2006; Pelonomia sulcata sp. nov.
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