Genus

Hirnantia Lamont, 1935

Taxon description

Hints, L., 1975

Small, unequally biconvex shell with pedicle valve more deeply convex than brachial valve. Anterior commissure rectim arginate. Cardinalia consisting of divergent plate-like brachiophores and small bilobed (?) cardinal process. Radial ornamentation of rhipidomellid type, consisting of fine hollow costellae.

Selection of related publications

Hints, L. 2012. Unikaalsed käsijalgsed Eestis. Loodusesõber 3, 42-44.

Kaljo, D., Hints, L., Männik, P., Nõlvak, J. 2008. The succession of Hirnantian events based on data from Baltica: brachiopods, chitinozoans, conodonts, and carbon isotopes. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 57, 4, 197-218. DOI:10.3176/earth.2008.4.01

List of species

1. Hirnantia sagittifera (McCoy, 1851) | Porkuni Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Rhynchonellata
Order	Orthida
Suborder	Dalmanellidina
Superfamily	Enteletoidea
Family	Draboviidae
Subfamily	Draboviinae
Genus	Alichovella
	Draborthis
	Drabovia
	Hirnantia
Species	sagittifera
Genus	Kinnella
	Oanduporella
	Pionodema
	Salopina