Spathicuspus, Leu & Bucher & Vennemann & Bagherpour & Ji & Brosse & Goudemand, 2022

Leu, Marc, Bucher, Hugo, Vennemann, Torsten, Bagherpour, Borhan, Ji, Cheng, Brosse, Morgane & Goudemand, Nicolas, 2022, A Unitary Association-based conodont biozonation of the Smithian-Spathian boundary (Early Triassic) and associated biotic crisis from South China, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (19) 141 (1), pp. 1-61 : 49

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1186/s13358-022-00259-x
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scientific name	Spathicuspus
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Spathicuspus ? n. sp. C

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2016 Spathicuspus spathi (Sweet) ; Liang et al., p. 385, fig. 4.11.

2021 Spathicuspus spathi (Sweet) ; Chen et al., fig. 7.5 (only).

Number of specimens:>5

Description. Small P1 element with a rounded basal cavity, a large, reclined and broad cusp, a small posterior denticle and a couple of declining denticles to the anterior.

Remarks. Although the relationship of this species to Spathicuspus spathi and Spathicuspus n. sp. A is unclear, its shape is intermediate. It differs in the presence of a posterior denticle.

Occurrence. South China: Luolou Formation, Spathian, Mingtang section, Nanpanjiang basin ( Liang et al., 2016).