. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 238 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Etymology From the Latin, per—exceedingly, very much, inflatus— swollen; applying to the strongly inflated shell form. Diagnosis A rather small, late Albian (dispar Zone) subspecies of D. latidorsatum in which the majority of the population comprises strongly inflated individuals (w/h = 1,10-1,50) which correspond to the D. latidorsatum var. inflatum of previous workers. Description Very involute, cadicone, with a narrow, crater-like umbilicus (16-20% of diamete
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 238 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Etymology From the Latin, per—exceedingly, very much, inflatus— swollen; applying to the strongly inflated shell form. Diagnosis A rather small, late Albian (dispar Zone) subspecies of D. latidorsatum in which the majority of the population comprises strongly inflated individuals (w/h = 1,10-1,50) which correspond to the D. latidorsatum var. inflatum of previous workers. Description Very involute, cadicone, with a narrow, crater-like umbilicus (16-20% of diameter). Umbilical walls steep, with gently rounded shoulders. Flanks flattened (USNMNH 236972) to strongly convex (USNMNH 236964), with maximum width just below mid-flank. Venter broadly rounded. Shell smooth, * •"".¥". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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