Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . er Barremian and Lower Aptian of western and central Europe,California, Zululand and Mozambique. Ancyloceras {Adouliceras?) sp. cf. ajax Anderson, 1938 Figs 5-6ACompare:Ancyloceras ajax Anderson, 1938: 210, pi. 65 (figs 1-3). Material SAS Zo(l) from locality 162, Mfongozi Creek, Zululand. Lower ? Aptian. Description One large fragment consisting of the non-septate part of the shaft andcrozier is compared to Andersons species. The terminal septum is exposed atthe broken end of the shaft. The section of the shaft is ovo
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . er Barremian and Lower Aptian of western and central Europe,California, Zululand and Mozambique. Ancyloceras {Adouliceras?) sp. cf. ajax Anderson, 1938 Figs 5-6ACompare:Ancyloceras ajax Anderson, 1938: 210, pi. 65 (figs 1-3). Material SAS Zo(l) from locality 162, Mfongozi Creek, Zululand. Lower ? Aptian. Description One large fragment consisting of the non-septate part of the shaft andcrozier is compared to Andersons species. The terminal septum is exposed atthe broken end of the shaft. The section of the shaft is ovoid, with a greater dorso-ventral than lateraldiameter. Towards the crozier the whorl breadth increases rapidly, surpassingthe whorl height. On the recurved end the whorl section is depressed with aflattened dorsum, moderately angular umbilical edge, and a broadly roundedventer. Ornament on the shaft consists of low, rounded, oblique, prorsiradiate ribs cross the dorsum with a slight forward curvature. The venter is abraded, CRETACEOUS FAUNAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA 227.
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