Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS, 1855
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0253-6730 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6448262 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C27587E5-FFFF-FFBE-FF47-9F6E68907846 |
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Carolina |
scientific name |
Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS, 1855 |
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Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS, 1855 View in CoL
Pl. I, fig. 31
1855. Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS , p. 267, pl. 8, fig. 10.
1946. Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS. - CUSHMAN, p. 67, pl. 23, figs. 24-26.
1985. Dentalina megalopolitana REUSS. - LUGER, p. 79, pl. 3, fig. 17.
Remarks: It is characterized by numerous chambers, not inflated, distinct and gradually increase in size as added, while the later chambers in many specimens are slightly decreasing.
Stratigraphic distribution: It is recorded in the Cretaceous of Trinidad (CUSHMAN, 1946). It is recorded in the Maastrichtian and rarely found in the Paleocene of the Esh El Mallaha area.
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