First recognition of the genus Verneuilia Hall and Clarke (Brachiopoda, Spiriferida) from North America (west-central Alaska)
Journal of Paleontology
By: R. B. Blodgett and J.G. Johnson
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Abstract
The brachiopod genus Verneuilia Hall and Clarke, 1893, is recognized for the first time in North America, where it is represented by a new species described here, V. langenstrasseni. This occurrence not only extends the geographic range of the genus, but also the lower age and stratigraphic limit into the Eifelian (early Middle Devonian). Previously, the oldest known species was the type, V. cheiropteryx d'Archiac and de Verneuil, 1842, from the Givetian (late Middle Devonian) of Germany. Internal structures of V. langenstrasseni n. sp. are similar to those of genera in the ambocoeliid subfamily Rhynchospiriferinae, providing the first good evidence of a systematic relationship.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | First recognition of the genus Verneuilia Hall and Clarke (Brachiopoda, Spiriferida) from North America (west-central Alaska) |
| Series title | Journal of Paleontology |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0022336000034235 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Paleontological Society |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 1240 |
| Last page | 1242 |
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