Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 110West, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 2003 - Natural history |
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COILING The initial juvenile stages are unknown; the earliest ontogenetic stages
present consist of slightly curved shafts with a whorl height of c. 20 mm. With the
exception of GD14000, all the specimens consist of slightly curved shafts only.
COILING The initial juvenile stages are unknown; the earliest ontogenetic stages
present consist of slightly curved shafts with a whorl height of c. 20 mm. With the
exception of GD14000, all the specimens consist of slightly curved shafts only.
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Description Coiling is in a loose helix with the distance between successive
whorls about half the height of the ... None of our specimens has the body
chamber preserved, and we do not know if the helical mode of coiling continues
right up to ...
Description Coiling is in a loose helix with the distance between successive
whorls about half the height of the ... None of our specimens has the body
chamber preserved, and we do not know if the helical mode of coiling continues
right up to ...
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A few species of Didymoceras show loose coiling similar to that of D. (E.)
mitraikyense, but in all the cases the ornament is sufficiently different to
distinguish between these. D. (D.) donezianum (Mikhailov, 1951), recently
reviewed by Kennedy ...
A few species of Didymoceras show loose coiling similar to that of D. (E.)
mitraikyense, but in all the cases the ornament is sufficiently different to
distinguish between these. D. (D.) donezianum (Mikhailov, 1951), recently
reviewed by Kennedy ...
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