The ammonite subgenus Pervinquieria (Deiradoceras) van Hoepen, 1931 from the Upper Albian of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Part I

Authors

  • William James Kennedy Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
  • Herbert Christian Klinger Natural History Collections Department, Iziko South African Museum, P.O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000

Keywords:

Lower Cretaceous, Albian, Ammonites, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Abstract

The cosmopolitan Late Albian ammonite subgenus Pervinquieria (Deiradoceras) van Hoepen, 1931, and its synonyms Cechenoceras van Hoepen, 1941 and Mimeloceras van Hoepen, 1944, originally based on material from northern KwaZulu-Natal, are reviewed. The type material of the type species, Subschloenbachia prerostrata Spath, 1921, is revised and reillustrated, as are its numerous synonyms.

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Published

2023-12-27