Tryblidium reticulatum
| Tryblidium reticulatum Temporal range: Silurian | |
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| Drawing of shells of Tryblidium reticulatum. Head region is on the left. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Tryblidiida |
| Superfamily: | Tryblidioidea |
| Family: | Tryblidiidae |
| Genus: | Tryblidium |
| Species: | T. reticulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tryblidium reticulatum Lindström, 1880[1] | |
Tryblidium reticulatum is an extinct species of a paleozoic Silurian monoplacophoran.
This species have been discovered and originally described by Gustaf Lindström from Silurian of Gotland in Sweden in 1880.[1] It have been living in shallow water.
Shell description
Drawing of cross section of lateral view of the shell of Tryblidium reticulatum. Head region is on the left.
The length of the shell is 43 mm, width 31 mm and the height of the shell is 10 mm.[1]
There are visible muscular attachment scars on the ventral view.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[1]
- 1 2 3 4 (Latin) Angelin N. P. & Lindström G. 1880. Fragmenta Silurica e dono Caroli Henrici Wegelin. Opus studio Nicolai Petri Angelin Inchoatum Jussu et Impensis Academiae Regiae Scientarum Suecicae. Samson & Wallin (Holmiae), 60 pp. Page 15, plate 10, figure 7-16; plate 19, figure 9-12.
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