GAULT AMMONOIDEA
Euhoplites nitidus, Spath 1925
a superb example from lower Bed VII of Folkestone, Kent, UK
Subzonal ammonite for Folkestone Gault Beds V, VI and lower VII
Catalogue No: F/A/0090/JKC
Site: Folkestone, KENT, UK
Family: HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890
Subfamily: HOPLITINAE H Douvillé, 1890
Species: Euhoplites nitidus, Spath 1925
Measurement : Diameter 44mm
Albian Stage: Middle Albian
Bed & Position: Lower Bed VII - Euhoplites lautus Zone; Euhoplites lautus/nitidus 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. 1928. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part VII. Palaeontographical Society London

 

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