Kimina globosa n.sp.
PI. 20 figs 1-7
Description. Shell minute, thin, globose, rather short spired, narrowly phaneromphalous. Protoconch of 114 smooth whorls, apex deviated, between protoconch and teleoconch sharp straight line; teleoconch of 3-4 very convex whorls, with surface smooth except for very distinct opisthocline growth lines, suture deep. Aperture simple, complete circular, lips thin.
| Dimensions. H Holotype (F78508) 2.2 mm | W 1.4 mm | PA 48° | NW 51A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratypes(F78509 a)1.4 (F78509 b)1.2 (F78509 c)1.0 (F78509 d)1.1 | 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 | 60 56 50 60 | 4 4Y2 41A 4 |
| Dimensions. Figured specimens | H | W | NW |
|---|---|---|---|
| (F78526 a) (F78526 b) | 1.9 mm 1.5 | 0.9 mm 0.8 | 6 51A |
Types. Holotype (F78508) and 4 figured paratypes (F78509) .
Type locality. 150 m west of 'Marohn' homestead, 4 km south-west of Gundy, NSW.
Stratigraphic position. In bioclastic limestone, upper part of the Dangarfield Formation.
Geographic distribution. Type locality only.
Geological age. Late Tournaisian.
Etymology. Derived from the Latin globosus meaning globose.
Remarks. Kimina globosa n.sp. and Kimina australis n.sp. are similar in having a smooth shell with a deviated protoconch and moderate umbilicus, but different each other in that the former has opisthocline growth lines, while the latter has prosocline growth lines.