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Spinulicosta spinulicosta (Hall, 1857)

Spinulicosta spinulicosta
Spinulicosta spinulicosta

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida
Family: Productellidae
Genus: Spinulicosta
Species: Spinulicosta spinulicosta (Hall, 1857)

Information

Geological Range

Middle Devonian

Paleogeographic Distribution

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Michigan

Missouri

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Lingle Formation
Boyle Formation
North Vernon Formation
Traverse group
Olentangy Formation
Silica Formation
Plum Brook Formation
Mahantango Formation
Geneseo Formation
Tully Formation
Moscow Formation
Ludlowville Formation
Skaneateles Formation
Oatka Creek Formation
Delaware Formation
Stony Hollow Formation
Union Springs Formation
Bakoven Member
Jeffersonville Formation
Columbus Formation
Onondaga Formation

References

Hall (1867) (as Productella spinulicosta): p. 160, pl. 23.

Linsley (1994): p. 184, figs. 7-18.

Wilson (2014): pp. 102, 103.

Remarks

Originally described as Productus spinulicosta by Hall in 1857. Recombined as Productella spinulicosta by Hall in 1867. Recombined as Spinulicosta spinulicosta by Nalivkin in 1937.

From Wilson (2014, p. 103) “Small, strongly convex, semielliptical shell. Pedicle valve beak strongly incurved. Pedicle valve with several rows of spines, normally preserved only as bases. To 15 mm.”

Online Resources

Paleobiology Database.

Media

Images

Illustrations of fossils of Spinulicosta spinulicosta from Hall.
Illustrations of Spinulicosta spinulicosta from Hall, reproduced in Linsley (1994, p.184, figs 7-18) and Wilson (2014, pp. 102, 103).

Related

Productella spinulicosta
Truncalosia truncata
Arcuaminetes scitulus (Hall, 1857)