Lenticellaria Simon, Logan & Mottequin

Simon, Eric, Logan, Alan, Zuschin, Martin, Mainguy, Jerome & Mottequin, Bernard, 2016, Lenticellaria and Hillerella, new kraussinoid genera (Kraussinoidea, Brachiopoda) from Indo-Pacific and Red Sea waters: evolution in the subfamily Megerliinae, Zootaxa 4137 (1), pp. 1-34 : 14

Genus Lenticellaria Simon, Logan & Mottequin , gen. nov.

Type species: Lenticellaria gregoryi Simon, Logan & Mottequin sp. nov.

Etymology. from the word “lenticel” a botanical term meaning a kind of pore present on the surface of the bark of trees. Lenticels may be streak-like in shape. This name is derived from the scaly ornamentation of the shell surface.

Diagnosis. Micromorphic kraussinoid slightly wider than long, with dorsal valve external surface smooth and radial tuberculate ventral valve. External surface of the ventral valve densely ornamented with very small scales disposed in concentric lines. Loop bifurcate, extremely reduced to two sharp claws. Crura present. Cardinal process, hinge plates and descending branches absent.