Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . A B Fig. 260. Menabites {Delawarella) nibelae sp. nov. Holotype SAS-Z2101. X 0,94. 342 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 261. Menabites (Delawarella) nibelae sp. nov. Holotype whorl section, x 1. more compressed, and at larger diameters tends towards weakening of theexternal tubercles over the venter. The exact horizon from which this specimen was collected at locality 110is not known, but as far as the authors can recall, it was found high up in thesequence, above the level of abundant menabi

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Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . A B Fig. 260. Menabites {Delawarella) nibelae sp. nov. Holotype SAS-Z2101. X 0,94. 342 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 261. Menabites (Delawarella) nibelae sp. nov. Holotype whorl section, x 1. more compressed, and at larger diameters tends towards weakening of theexternal tubercles over the venter. The exact horizon from which this specimen was collected at locality 110is not known, but as far as the authors can recall, it was found high up in thesequence, above the level of abundant menabitids. This could possibly indicateyet another trend towards recoiling in the texanitids, possibly starting with arelatively evolute form such as M. {A.)falloti through M. {Delawarella) jeannetito the present species. Occurrence Campanian of Zululand. Menabites {Delawarella) sp. 262 Material SAM-PCZ5692, locality 110, south-western tip of the Nibela Peninsula,Zululand, St Lucia Formation, Campanian II. Description A single septate specimen consisting of approximately a quarter of awhorl is referable to M. {Delawarella), although specific identification is notpossible. CRETACEOUS FAU

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