Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . here as Figure 19C-E. Pseudophyllites amphitrite Maury (1930: 167, pi. 27 (fig. 1), pi. 28 (fig. 1))is based upon a specimen having the following dimensions: CRETACEOUS FAUNAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA 187 D Wb Wh Wb/Wh U >10 75(35) 120(51) 0,63 45(21) The ornament matches that of P. indra, whilst there is a comparable ventralprofile. The whorls are highly compressed, however, but this appears to be dueto post-mortem crushing; the species is also best considered a synonym of P. nereidideditus Maury (1
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . here as Figure 19C-E. Pseudophyllites amphitrite Maury (1930: 167, pi. 27 (fig. 1), pi. 28 (fig. 1))is based upon a specimen having the following dimensions: CRETACEOUS FAUNAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA 187 D Wb Wh Wb/Wh U >10 75(35) 120(51) 0,63 45(21) The ornament matches that of P. indra, whilst there is a comparable ventralprofile. The whorls are highly compressed, however, but this appears to be dueto post-mortem crushing; the species is also best considered a synonym of P. nereidideditus Maury (1930: 169, pi. 29 (fig. 1)) appears to be acrushed Pseudophyllites teres, as discussed below. The umbilicus and relativeproportions readily separates it from P. indra. Occurrence Pseudophyllites indra ranges from the late Santonian to early geographic distribution includes South Africa (Zululand and Pondoland),Madagascar, southern India, northern Australia, Japan, Sakhalin, Alaska,British Columbia, California and possibly south-eastern France and Fig. 22. External suture of Pseudophyllites indra (Forbes). TM 531. x 5. Pseudophyllites teres (Van Hoepen, 1920)Figs 23A-B, 24A-B Tetragonites teres Van Hoepen, 1920: 144, pi. 25 (figs 1-2).Pseudophyllites indra Spath, 1922: 119 (pars).?Pseudophyllites nereidideditus Maury, 1930: 169, pi. 29 (fig. 1).Pseudophyllites teres Collignon, 1956: 94, pi. 9 (fig. 2-2b); 1969: 14, pi. 517 (fig. 2034). Type The holotype is Van Hoepens original specimen, TM 562, by originaldesignation. 188 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Material Two specimens, the holotype and BMNH CI9415, both from the lateSantonian to early Campanian Umzamba Formation at locality 1, the mouth ofthe Umzamba River, Pondoland. Dimensions D Wb Wh WbjWh U Holotype TM 562 (a) 69 — 39(57) — 14(20) (b) 57 26(46) 31(54) 0,84 — From Collignon (1956:94) MHNP 2160 51,0 25,0(49) 26,0(51) 0,96 11,0(22) MHNP 2163 78,0 39,0(50) 42,0(54) 0,93 16,0(21) MHNP 21
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