Pictavia undetermined
Pictavia? sp. Plate 8: figs 10, 11 Material. 1 specimen, SNSB-BSPG 2016 XXI 1790. Description. Shell naticiform, egg-shaped, significantly higher than wide, 20 mm high; spire small; whorl face convex; sutures distinctly deepened; last whorl very large, inflated, higher than wide but distinctly elevated; transition from whorl face to strongly convex base evenly convex; shell smooth; growth lines not visible; aperture not preserved or covered with rock. Remarks. Natica amata d’Orbigny sensu Loriol in Loriol and Bourgeat (1886–1888) is larger and has higher spire whorls; its last whorl is higher than wide.
Institutions
- Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14395454
- Primary Topic
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00