Scotoharpes domina Lamont, 1948

Candela, Yves & Crighton, William R. B., 2019, Synoptic revision of the Silurian fauna from the Pentland Hills, Scotland described by Lamont (1978), Palaeontologia Electronica (19 A) 22 (2), pp. 1-45 : 38

Scotoharpes domina Lamont, 1948 ; described on page 265

Figure 20.5-8

NMS G.1978.61.547: Henshaw Burn, Grid Ref. NT 1482 5885, according to Morris (1988); this locality is very likely R 98; Wether Law Linn Formation.

The validity of the genus was accepted by Norford (1973), who provided a full description of the species, and confirmed that Aristoharpes Whittington, 1950 , is a junior subjective synonym of Scotoharpes . Clarkson and Howells (1981) provided some additional details. Although not recorded in any publications, the specimen’s registration number is NMS G.1978.61.547. Norford’s study was based on a plaster replica of the plasticine mould of Lamont’s original specimens made by Lamont himself.

Figures

FIGURE 20. 1–4: Mirmor andreae Lamont, 1978, from the Gutterford Burn, lowest Deerhope Formation; specimen NMS G.1979.45.1, original external mould (1), the latex cast of this specimen is figured by Lamont on plate XXXII, figure 1, and counterpart (3) registered as NMS G.2001.100.4; 2, 4: handwritten labels with information on the specimen. 5–8: Scotoharpes domina Lamont, 1948, from the Henshaw Burn (possibly R98), Wether Law Linn Formation; 5, 8: close-up of handwritten label (5) glued on specimen NMS G.1978.61.547 (image 8), which was not figured in Lamont (1978); 6, 7: close-up of cephalon (part and counterpart). 9: Taitia catena Crookall, 1930, from the Gutterford Burn, lowest Deerhope Formation; specimen NMS G.1979.45.1, near bottom right of Mirmor andraea on Figure 20.1; Figures 20.2 and 20.4 relate also to this species. Scale bars: 10 mm (figures 1, 3, 8); 5 mm (figures 6, 7); 2 mm (figure 9).