Subfamily
Gasconsia Northrop, 1939
Taxon description
Hints & Rong, 2024
Large to very large (up to 120 mm in width), semi elliptical, gently to strongly biconvex shell; cardinal margin wide and cardinal extremities round. Ornament of concentric growth lines and some stronger ribs. Ventral valve with muscle field platform. Dorsal interiors with rounded dorsal sockets, pair of central muscle scars, and two larger anterior muscle scars with welldeveloped anterior lateral directed ridges.
Selection of related publications
Hints, L., Rong, J. 2024. Discovery of trimerellide brachiopod Gasconsia from the Ordovician of Estonia. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 73, 2, 124-133. DOI:10.3176/earth.2024.12
List of species
1. Gasconsia gigantea Hints et Rong, 2024 | Pirgu Stage
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Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Brachiopoda |
Subphylum | Craniiformea |
Class | Craniata |
Order | Trimerellida |
Family | Trimerellidae |
Subfamily | Gasconsia |
Species | gigantea |
Genus | Dinobolus |
Eodinobolus | |
Monomerella | |
Rhynobolus | |
Trimerella |