Kjaerina (Villasina) cf. pyrenaica, Colmenar, 2016

Colmenar, Jorge, 2016, Ordovician rafinesquinine brachiopods from peri-Gondwana, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61 (2), pp. 293-326 : 309-311

Kjaerina (Villasina) cf. pyrenaica sp. nov.

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Material.—Internal and external moulds of 3 poorly-preserved external and internal moulds of ventral valves ( MPZ 2015/1379–1381) from microconglomeratic sandstone of the upper part of the Punta Serpeddi Formation, Katian, at Dolianova (Sardinia).

Remarks.—The multicostellate radial ornament with 4–5 ribs per 2 mm counted at 10 mm anteromedially from umbo and the rugation and shell outline resembles those of the spe-

→ Fig. 9. Dorsal valves of rafinesquinine brachiopod Kjaerina (Villasina) pedronaensis sp. nov.; Katian, Upper Ordovician; Portixeddu Formation at Punta Pedrona (A, B, D–H) and Gonnesa (I), Sardinia, Italy; Gabian Formation, Montagne Noire, France (C). A. MPZ 2015 /1363, holotype, internal mould (A 1), latex cast of dorsal interior (A 2), detail of cardinalia in anteroblique view (A 3). B . MPZ 2015 /1364, paratype, internal mould (B 1) and latex cast of dorsal interior (B 2). C . MPZ 2015 /1370, latex cast of interior of an incomplete valve. D . MPZ 2015 /1365, paratype, detail of multicostellate radial ornament dorsal exterior (D 1) and latex cast of exterior (D 2) of a specimen with conjoined valves. E . MPZ 2015 /1366, paratype, internal mould (E 1) and latex cast of dorsal interior (E 2). F . MPZ 2015 /1367, paratype, latex cast of dorsal interior (F 1) and detail of cardinalia in anteroblique view (F 2), showing the posteroventrally engrossed cardinal process lobes of the specimen. G . MPZ 2015 /1368, paratype, latex cast of exterior of a specimen with conjoined valves in dorsal (G 1) and posteroblique (G 2) views, showing the ventral interarea, chilidium, and hinge line. H . MPZ 2015 /1369, paratype, latex cast of exterior of a specimen with conjoined valves in dorsal (H 1) and posteroblique (H 2) views, showing the ventral interarea, chilidium, and hinge line. I . MPZ 2015 /1371, latex cast if interior. Scale bars 2 mm .

cies Kjaerina (Villasina) pyrenaica , but due to the absence of dorsal valves and the poor preservation of the available ventral interiors the species is left in open nomenclature.