Novispathodus clinatus (Orchard 1995)

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*1995 Neospathodus clinatus n. sp. Orchard & Sweet in Orchard, p. 119, figs. 3.5–3.7

Number of specimens. 8

Remarks. Tis segminate element is relatively short and small. Te basal cavity is subtriangular in outline. Te posterior and anterior margins are abrupt and show both a bowed outline. Te seven denticles are uniformly reclined. Other specimens assigned to Novispathodus clinatus sensu lato (e.g. Nv. aff. clinatus in Chen et al., 2015, fig. 5 or Nv. aff. clinatus in Maekawa et al., 2018, figs. 19.9–19.13) usually show a more elliptical basal cavity and a blade with a higher length: height ratio with more gradually declining denticles in the anterior part. Tis species resembles Nv. brevissimus with a subtriangular shaped basal cavity but the denticles in the latter species are less uniformly reclined and more numerous.

Occurrence. Top of Narmia Member of the Mianwali Formation at Narmia Pakistan (Orchard 1995); Laren section, Luolou Fm., Spathian, Guangxi, South China (this study).