Limuloides limuloides (Woodward, 1865)

Limuloides limuloides View in CoL

This species from the Late Silurian-aged (Ludlow) Leintwardine Formation, England was originally described by Woodward (1865), who suggested that on ‘one side of the shield’ along a ridge there might be a small LCE. This was supported by Bergström (1975: fig. 1), who reconstructed Limuloides limuloides with small (millimetric scale), ovate LCEs on the second set of radial ridges. Reconsidering GSM 32393, we find no evidence for LCEs, but well-defined radial ridges (sensu Bergström, 1975) are noted ( Fig. 3C, D).