ignabergensis Carlsson, 1953
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6247748 |
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ignabergensis Carlsson, 1953 |
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Pycnolepas ignabergensis Carlsson, 1953
Original description. Carlsson (1953: 23, pl. 5, fig. 10; pl. 6, figs 1, 2).
Type. Holotype is SMNH Ar. 8742, a left scutum.
Locality and stratigraphy. Ignaberga, Skåne (southern Sweden); uppermost lower Campanian (c. 81–80 Ma), Belemnellocamax mammillatus Zone (see Christensen, 1975, 1997a, b).
Remarks. Of this species, only two scuta and a single tergum are known to date; ornament consists of numerous transverse and longitudinal ridges (comparable to some representatives of P. rigida ; see e.g. Withers, 1935: pl. 47, fig. 5); comparatively narrow apicobasal ridge. Carina, rostrum, upper latus and imbricating plates unknown.
Occurrence. Known exclusively from the type locality; no subsequent records.
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Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History |
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