Lenticellaria and Hillerella, new kraussinoid genera (Kraussinoidea, Brachiopoda) from Indo-Pacific and Red Sea waters: evolution in the subfamily Megerliinae
Author
Simon, Eric
Author
Logan, Alan
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Zuschin, Martin
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Mainguy, Jerome
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Mottequin, Bernard
text
Zootaxa
2016
4137
1
1
34
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.1
42e98fab-2488-4894-a21a-a69c86fe3b7c
1175-5326
263667
2E587F0C-B131-417C-84D5-628B1295B1CE
Genus
Lenticellaria
Simon, Logan & Mottequin
,
gen. nov.
Type
species:
Lenticellaria gregoryi
Simon, Logan & Mottequin
sp. nov.
Etymology.
from the word “lenticel” a botanical term meaning a kind of pore present on the surface of the bark of trees. Lenticels may be streak-like in shape. This name is derived from the scaly ornamentation of the shell surface.
Diagnosis.
Micromorphic kraussinoid slightly wider than long, with dorsal valve external surface smooth and radial tuberculate ventral valve. External surface of the ventral valve densely ornamented with very small scales disposed in concentric lines. Loop bifurcate, extremely reduced to two sharp claws. Crura present. Cardinal process, hinge plates and descending branches absent.