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Episculites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Tropitaceae
Family:
Haloritidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Episculites SPATH, 1951
Type Species:
Am. decrescens HAUER, 1855
Images
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Fig. 204,2. *E. decrescens (Hauer), Alps, 2 a, b, X1, 2 c, X1.5 (292*)
Synonyms
lsculites
Geographic Distribution
Nor., Alps-?Timor-B.C.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Beginning International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
227.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Small, involute, compressed, with arched venter, whorl sides with projected ribs that pass over venter and constrictions. Suture goniatitic
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Tropitaceae
Family:
Haloritidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Episculites SPATH, 1951
Type Species:
Am. decrescens HAUER, 1855
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 204,2. *E. decrescens (Hauer), Alps, 2 a, b, X1, 2 c, X1.5 (292*)
Synonyms
lsculites
Geographic Distribution
Nor., Alps-?Timor-B.C.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Beginning International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
227.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Small, involute, compressed, with arched venter, whorl sides with projected ribs that pass over venter and constrictions. Suture goniatitic