Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 97South African Museum, 1985 - Natual history |
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... pedicle valve ( SAM - A25457 ) from SM 162 at a depth of 630 m . Most of the complete specimens were live at the time of collection , some attached to small pebbles by short slender pedicles . Description Small biconvex shells with ...
... pedicle valve ( SAM - A25457 ) from SM 162 at a depth of 630 m . Most of the complete specimens were live at the time of collection , some attached to small pebbles by short slender pedicles . Description Small biconvex shells with ...
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... pedicle valves ( SAM - A25470 ) from SM 246 at a depth of 1 640-1 660 m . Description Small , broadly triangular biconvex shells with narrow hinge and rounded anterior margin ; posterolateral angles obtuse ; maximum width , about twice ...
... pedicle valves ( SAM - A25470 ) from SM 246 at a depth of 1 640-1 660 m . Description Small , broadly triangular biconvex shells with narrow hinge and rounded anterior margin ; posterolateral angles obtuse ; maximum width , about twice ...
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... Pedicle short and thick . Pedicle valve strongly and evenly convex in lateral profile ; anterior profile more arched medianly with flatter , sloping flanks . Brachial valve varying from almost flat to gently convex especially in umbonal ...
... Pedicle short and thick . Pedicle valve strongly and evenly convex in lateral profile ; anterior profile more arched medianly with flatter , sloping flanks . Brachial valve varying from almost flat to gently convex especially in umbonal ...
Contents
The Elandsfontein material | 31 |
The Zululand specimen | 39 |
Acknowledgements | 53 |
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50 m Complex abbreviations Annals anteriorly apelex author's name Avontuur Barnard Benguela body whorl brachial valve brachiopods California canines Cape Province Cape Town Carrington & Kensley Ciconia coast columella Concholepas conjoined valves Cooper cusp deltidial plates deposits depth Description Shell Diaphus distal dorsal dune early Pleistocene Elandsfontein elongate fauna figures fossil Gastropoda genus Geronticus Gnathopod Hendey high sea-level hinge Holotype Hondeklip Zone Hottentot Hulley Koingnaas Kolpochoerus paiceae Lampanyctus Langebaanweg lanternfishes length limnetes loop mandible margin material Megerlia Meiring Naude mexicanus Miocene Mollusca Myctophidae Myctophum Nafpaktitis nigrescens Ocean outer lip paratypes parentheses pedicle pedicle valve photophore Pliocene posterior postnatal whorls present recorded references region ribs rounded Saldanha Bay SAN DIEGO scientific name sclerites sculpture separates Skurwerug Smith socket ridges South African Museum south-western Cape species specific name specimens spiral lirae Synonymy Table Tankard Tertiary tooth Triphoturus upper USNM ventral views of conjoined width Xenobrochus