een AUREL S648 302357960 TRE TREATISE ON INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Prepared under Sponsorship of The Geological Society of America, Inc. The Paleontological Society The Society of Economic Paleontolngicts and Mineralogists The Palacontographical Society The Pulucontulogicul Associasion Directed and Edited by RayMonp C. Moore Part H BRACHIOPODA By Acwyn Wunuams, A. J Rowsit, H. M, Mum-Wooo, Crantrs W. Prmar, Herta Scenavr, F. G. Stet, D. V. Acer, A. D. Wain, G. F. Exuiors, T. W. Awspen, M, J. §. Ruowicx, Korora Hara, Gerraupa Buenas, D. J. McLanen, A. J. Boucor, J. G. Jounson, R. D, Staton, R. E. Granr, and H. M. Jorz VOLUME 2 ‘Tue Grotocicat Society or Amenrca, Inc, and ‘Tue Universiry oF Kansas Press 1965 P4Z-%wee EU SU UU UE BU UU EU nna! haleCa PART H BRACHIOPODA By Atwyy Writs, AJ. RowELL, Hi-M. Mum-Woon,-Cuantes W. PrmRar, Herta Scusupr, F. G. STEHLI, D. Y. Acer, A. D, Wrickt, G. F. Exuiorr, T. W. ‘Amsosn, M. J. S. Ruvwick, Korora Haral, Gertrup4 BIeRNAT, D, J. McLAREN, A. J. Boucor, J. G. Jounson, R. D. Staton, R. E. Grant, and H. M. Jor: ‘VOLUME 2 PENTAMERIDA By Tuomas W. Amsoen and Grnraupa Brena [oklsnms Gell Survey and Pala Alden Nauk, Warsaw, Pls] Order PENTAMERIDA Schuchert & Cooper, 1931 Inom, onl. Moots in Moons, asics, Pact, 152, Sti aes Beane Soneangr a bn "alr p- Mi} Diagsous prepares 3p TW Amn Generally biconvex shells with pedide spondylium; delthyrium may be unmodi- fed or at least partly closed by deltidium. Brachial valve with brachial processes, com- monly braced at their posterior end by sup- porting plates and wrminating blindly ex- cept in Enantiosphenidae (Pentameracea) where they end in a loop. Shell impunctate. MCam-U Dev. SYNTROPHIDINA {esuers fr eis stocr pret by Gacrene Bans} ‘The Syntrophiidina are a very interesting but uncommon group of brachiopods. They are difficult to find and not well known, ‘They include forms placed for many years in the genus Triplesia. In 1932 Scuucuexr & Coorex described them as a superfamily of the Pentameroidea, suggesting rclation- ships with the Orthacea and Pentameracea. In 1936 they were separated by Uxrtcn & Cooren as the suborder Syntrophioidea. As presently known, they start in the Middle Cambrian with Cambrotrophia and range into the Devonian, ‘The last-known repre- sentative is Anastrophia from the Lower Devonian, MORPHOLOGY ‘The syntrophiid shell is subcircular, ellip- tical to subelliptical in outline, widest at the hinge or near mid-valve, In profile it is in- variably biconvex, with convexity of the valves moderately to strongly unequal, the brachial valve usually being more convex. Some shells are nearly globular (e.g., Cam- erella, Porambonites). Both umbones are incurved, the brachial commonly more 30. In a few genera (e.g., Parastrophina, Ana strophia) the brachial umbo is suuugly swole Jen and incurved, covering the delthyrium. The fold and sulcus are significant fea- tures, present in all specimens but devel- oped to different degrees from very distinct to obscure. ‘Uhese variations appear in rep- resentatives of all families. Usually the sul cus is wide and shallow, the fold wide and Yow, hoth originating generally a little be hind the mid-length. Toward the anterior margin they widen rapidly and occupy one- third to slightly more than halE of the shell (H523)