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Simpliciforma

Sous-embranchement (subphylum) des Rhynchonelliformea
Classe des Rhynchonellata
Ordre des Terebratulida
Sous-Ordre Uncertain
Super-famille des Gwynioidea

 
 
 
 
 


Genus Simpliciforma Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)
[Type species = Simpliciforma profunda Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013), p. 285]

Very small, smooth brachiopod with long, straight hinge line; beak short, beak ridges sharp; foramen subtriangular, formed by both valves; deltidial plates very narrow, disjunct; inner socket ridges low but thick; dental sockets rounded, relatively deep; cardinal process, septum and brachial skeleton all absent; lophophore trocholophous with long filaments.

Present

Diagnosis from Bitner et al. (2013)

Extant Species of Simpliciforma
  • S. profunda Bitner et Zezina, 2013
    		•  Diagnosis


    Simpliciforma profunda  Bitner et Zezina, 2013
    in Bitner et al. (2013)

    Type locality: Clarion-Clipperton Zone, north-eastern Pacific, station 217 (13°91 N, 129°11 W), depth 4680 m.
    Depth range: 4580 - 4850 m

    Diagnosis - (in Bitner et al. (2013))

    Very small, smooth brachiopod with long, straight hinge line; beak short, beak ridges sharp; foramen subtriangular, formed by both valves; deltidial plates very narrow, disjunct; inner socket ridges low but thick; dental sockets rounded, relatively deep; cardinal process, septum and brachial skeleton all absent; lophophore trocholophous with long filaments.