Some tertiary brachiopods of the East Coast of the United States

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Series: Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, no. 64

By

Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-2000

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988

Notes

The Tertiary brachiopod fauna of the United States is discussed and reference is made to the composition of the World Tertiary fauna. The brachiopod fauna of the East Coast of the United States at present numbers 17 genera (4 inarticulates and 13 articulates), of which 11 are discussed herein (asterisk): 2 linguilidids: Glottidia,* Discradisca; 2 craniidinids: Isocrania?* and Crania?*; 2 rhynchonellids: Probolarina* and Cryptopora, the former extinct; 2 cancellothyrids: Eucalathis* and Terebratulina*; 5 extinct terebratulids: Embolosia, Oleneothyris, Plicatoria,* Rhytisoria,* and Tanyoscapha; 2 terebratellids: Argyrotheca* and Platidia; and 2 thecideids: Lacazella* and Thecidellina.* Pliocene Glottidia inexpectans Olsson in adult form is described. New species of Probolarina, Terebratulina, Argyrotheca, Lacazella, and Thecidellina are described and illustrated. Specimens not identified as to species are described: Crania,?, Isocrania?, Eucalathis?, and Terebratulina. The remarkable variation of Plicatoria wilmingtonensis (Lyell and Sowerby) is described and illustrated.

Subjects

Brachiopoda, Fossil , Paleontology , Tertiary , United States

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Unearthed! Smithsonian Libraries' Paleo Collection

Call Number

QE701 .S56 no. 64

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.64.1
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/87600205
OCLC: 16004828