{"id":289,"date":"2013-10-11T15:12:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T15:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2016-09-22T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T13:48:26","slug":"cincinnetina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/brachiopoda\/rhynchonellata\/orthida\/dalmanellidae\/cincinnetina\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnetina<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum: Brachiopoda<\/a>
\nClass: Rhynchonellata<\/a>
\nOrder: Orthida<\/a>
\nFamily: Dalmanellidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Cincinnetina<\/em> Jin, 2011
\nCincinnatian Species: Cincinnetina meeki<\/em><\/a>, Cincinnetina multisecta<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[accordions title=”” disabled=”false” active=”1″ autoheight=”false” collapsible=”true”] [accordion title=”Taxonomic Details”]Cincinnetina species were previously placed within the genera: Onniella, Dalmanella<\/em>
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Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nLate Ordovician<\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nCincinnetina<\/em> is an extinct genus of stationary, epifaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

Characteristics of Genus<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • The North American descendent of Dalmanella<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Ventribiconvex (the two valves are both convex, but the \u201ctop\u201d valve with the beak is more convex<\/li>\n
  • Multicostellate to weakly fasciocostellate<\/li>\n
  • In the dorsal valve there is a well defined central costella (line)<\/li>\n
  • Under microscope, distinctive fine and course punctae visible<\/li>\n
  • Commonly confused with Dalmanella<\/em>, but Cincinnetina<\/em> is the genus found in the North America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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