Totiglobus, an Unusual New Edrioasteroid from the Middle Cambrian of Nevada
| Title | Totiglobus, an Unusual New Edrioasteroid from the Middle Cambrian of Nevada |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Authors | Bell, BM, Sprinkle, J |
| Journal | Journal of Paleontology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Pagination | 243-266 |
| Keywords | paleontology |
| Abstract | A new and unusual edrioasteroid, Totiglobus nimius n. gen., n. sp., from the Middle Cambrian Chisholm Shale, eastern Nevada, is the earliest representative of the order Edrioasterida. Totiglobus has a fully plated aboral surface which suggests this is a primitive trait within the class. It has a large basal discoidal structure which was probably used for attachment.
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| URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1303701 |
