Ucumariidae new family (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata) and other bivalves from the Early Ordovician (Tremadocian) of northwestern Argentina
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Abstract. A new Tremadocian bivalve fauna is described from the Floresta Formation at Sierra de Mojotoro, Jujuy Province. The new genus Ucumaris is described and is the basis for a new family of Anomalodesmata, the Ucumariidae, extending the record of the anomalodesmatans back to the Tremadocian. Intihuarellasimplicidentata nov. gen. et sp. included in a new family of Actinodontoida, the Intihuarellidae nov. and an undetermined Redoniidae?, are also described. Additionally, several specimens of Goniophorina(Cosmogoniophorina) cf. tenuicostataHarrington are described and illustrated. These taxa indicate a significant diversification of bivalves in Gondwanan shelves at the beginning of the early Ordovician. Resumen. UCUMARIIDAE FAM. NOV. (BIVALVIA, ANOMALODESMATA) Y OTROS BIVALVOS DEL ORDOVÍCICO TEMPRANO (TREMADOCIANO) DEL NOROESTE DE ARGENTINA. Se describe una nueva fauna de moluscos bivalvos Tremadocianos proveniente de la Formación Floresta, Sierra de Mojotoro, Provincia de Jujuy. Se propone una nueva familia de Anomalodesmata, Ucumariidae nov., para incluir el nuevo taxón Ucumarisconradoi gen. et sp. nov., que extiende el registro de los anomalodesmata hasta el Tremadociano, y una nueva familia de Actinodontoida, Intihuarellidae nov., que incluye a Intihuarellasimplicidentatagen. et sp. nov. Se reporta además un género indeterminado incluido con dudas en la Familia Redoniidae y la presencia de la especie Goniophorina(Cosmogoniophorina) cf. tenuicostataHarrington. Los nuevos taxones descritos confirman que los bivalvos experimentaron una rápida diversificación a comienzos del Ordovícico.Downloads
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