Lenticellaria and Hillerella,new Kraussinoid genera (Kraussinoidea, Brachiopoda) from Indo-Pacific and Red Sea waters: evolution in the subfamily Megerliinae.

Autor(en)
Eric Simon, Alan Logan, Martin Zuschin, Jerome Mainguy, Bernard Mottequin
Abstrakt

Two new kraussinid brachiopod genera, namely Lenticellaria gen. nov. and Hillerella gen. nov. are described from Pacific waters in the sub-equatorial zone in the Indonesian Archipelago, from Indian Ocean waters in Madagascar and from Red Sea waters in Egypt (Gulf of Aqaba) and Sudan. This fills the equatorial gap in the distribution of the superfamily Kraussinoidea, known from higher latitudes in both hemispheres. The micromorphic new material described is an excellent example of homeomorphy in brachiopods. It also provides new information on the distribution of the genus Megerlia sensu stricto and illustrates subtle variations in the evolutionary process of the reduced brachidium in Kraussinoidea.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Paläontologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle, University of New Brunswick (UNB)
Journal
Zootaxa
Band
4137
Seiten
1-34
Anzahl der Seiten
34
ISSN
1175-5326
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.1
Publikationsdatum
07-2016
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105118 Paläontologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Animal Science and Zoology
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/5a693dcc-bb28-48ab-8703-a837733e5ccb