GAULT AMMONOIDEA
Anahoplites daviesi Spath 1925 and variants
1.Anahoplites daviesi Spath 1925 - upper Bed VII, Folkestone
2.Anahoplites daviesi var ornata Spath 1926 - upper Bed VII, Folkestone
3.Anahoplites daviesi var elegans Spath 1926 - upper Bed VII, Folkestone
4.Anahoplites planus praemutation daviesi - lower Bed VII, Folkestone

 

1. Anahoplites daviesi Spath, 1925
upper Bed VII (daviesi Subzone) of Folkestone
Catalogue No: F/A/0106/JKC
Site: Folkestone
Family: HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890
Subfamily: ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947
Species: Anahoplites daviesi Spath 1925
Measurement : Diameter 59mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VII (upper) - Euhoplites lautus Zone Anahoplites daviesi 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. 1924. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part IV. Palaeontographical Society London

2. Anahoplites daviesi var ornata, Spath 1926
upper Bed VII (daviesi Subzone) of Folkestone
Collected by: Ian Clark of Canterbury
Site: Folkestone
Family: HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890
Subfamily: ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947
Species: Anahoplites daviesi var ornata, Spath 1923
Measurement : Diameter 57mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VII - Euhoplites lautus Zone; Anahoplites daviesi Subzone - ~800mm below lower Dipoloceras cristatum nodule bed.
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. 1924. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part IV. Palaeontographical Society London

3. Anahoplites daviesi var elegans, Spath 1926
upper Bed VII (daviesi Subzone) of Folkestone
Catalogue No: F/A/0098/JKC
Site: Folkestone
Family: HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890
Subfamily: ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947
Species: Anahoplites daviesi var elegans Spath 1924
Measurement : Diameter 48mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VII (upper) - Euhoplites lautus Zone Anahoplites daviesi 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. 1924. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part IV. Palaeontographical Society London

4. Anahoplites planus (Mantell, 1822) praemutation daviesi
early example from Lower Bed VII (lautus/nitidus Subzone) of Folkestone
Catalogue No: F/A/0109/JKC
Site: Folkestone
Family: HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890
Subfamily: ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947
Species: Anahoplites planus (Mantell 1822) praemutation daviesi
  [early (Lower Bed VII) transition towards Anahoplites daviesi Spath, 1923]
Measurement : Diameter 43mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VII - Euhoplites lautus Zone Eu. lautus/nitidus Subzone - 150mm above base of VII
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. 1924. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part IV. Palaeontographical Society London

 

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