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What's behind a name: The taxonomic status of Helicancylus Gabb, 1869 and Hamiticeras Anderson, 1938 (Ammonoidea, Lower Cretaceous)

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Luc G. Bulot
Camille Frau*
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Groupement d'Intérêt Paléontologique, Science et Exposition, 60 Boulevard Georges Richard, 83000 Toulon, France
Luc G. Bulot
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Laboratoire Géosciences Océan (LGO), UMR6538 CNRS-UBO-UBS, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Rue Dumont D'Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France
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Abstract

The present contribution illustrates the type material of the Lower Cretaceous ammonoids Ptychoceras aequicostatus Gabb, 1864 (type species of Helicancylus Gabb, 1869) and Hamiticeras pilsbryi Anderson, 1938 (type species of Hamiticeras Anderson, 1938). The typification and taxonomic validity of both genera are clarified, and the affinities with coeval Acrioceratidae are discussed. Their stratigraphic range is investigated with implications for correlation between northern Pacific and European ammonoid scales.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 97 , Issue 3 , May 2023 , pp. 566 - 576
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