GAULT AMMONOIDEA
Pseudhelicoceras subcatenatum Spath
two superb examples from the Middle Albian (Lower Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
Specimen 1 - sinistrally coiled
Catalogue No: F/A/0074/JKC
Site: Folkestone, KENT, UK
Superfamily: TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871
Family: TURRILITIDAE Gill, 1871
Species: Pseudhelicoceras subcatenatum Spath 1936
Measurement : Height 18mm; max diameter 17mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Bed II (iv)(Euhoplites loricatus Zone; Anahoplites intermedius SubZone)
Preservation: Pyritised
References:

a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea

b. Spath L. F. 1936. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XII. Palaeontographical Society London

Specimen 2 - dextrally coiled
Catalogue No: F/A/0075/JKC
Site: Folkestone, KENT, UK
Superfamily: TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871
Family: TURRILITIDAE Gill, 1871
Species: Pseudhelicoceras subcatenatum Spath 1936
Measurement : Height 15mm; max diameter 11mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Beach collected but likely Bed II (iv)(Euhoplites loricatus Zone; Anahoplites intermedius SubZone)
Preservation: Pyritised
References:

a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea

b. Spath L. F. 1936. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XII. Palaeontographical Society London

 

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