U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Issue 142U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947 - Geology |
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... height 38 , diameter 36 millimeters . A remarkably fine species , abundant in the Chipola beds , and not likely to be confounded with any but the following species [ V. himerta Dall ] . The length of the type is 41.5 millimeters ; the ...
... height 38 , diameter 36 millimeters . A remarkably fine species , abundant in the Chipola beds , and not likely to be confounded with any but the following species [ V. himerta Dall ] . The length of the type is 41.5 millimeters ; the ...
Page 105
... Height 35 , length 42 , diameter 30 millimeters . A fragment of a specimen , probably of this species , is 80 millimeters in length . Type : U. S. Nat . Mus . No. 114719 . Type locality : No. 2213 , 1 mile below Baileys Ferry , Chipola ...
... Height 35 , length 42 , diameter 30 millimeters . A fragment of a specimen , probably of this species , is 80 millimeters in length . Type : U. S. Nat . Mus . No. 114719 . Type locality : No. 2213 , 1 mile below Baileys Ferry , Chipola ...
Page 156
... height 12.5 , diameter 8.0 millimeters ; diameter of adult 20.0 , height 32.0 millimeters . posterior slope convexly arcuate , posterior end rounded , base. stricted in its known distribution to the environs of the type locality at Alum ...
... height 12.5 , diameter 8.0 millimeters ; diameter of adult 20.0 , height 32.0 millimeters . posterior slope convexly arcuate , posterior end rounded , base. stricted in its known distribution to the environs of the type locality at Alum ...
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... height at the locality mentioned is about 4 millimeters . At Oak Grove the common species has an average height of 5 to 6 milli- meters , and , though the spire seems as a rule a little more elevated than that of A. sphalera from the ...
... height at the locality mentioned is about 4 millimeters . At Oak Grove the common species has an average height of 5 to 6 milli- meters , and , though the spire seems as a rule a little more elevated than that of A. sphalera from the ...
Page 267
Height of figured specimen , 2.8 millimeters ; maxi- 1850. Volvula Arthur Adams , in Sowerby , Thesaurus conchy- mum diameter , 1.2 millimeters . Volvula has been recognized in most of the large Tertiary faunas , both American and ...
Height of figured specimen , 2.8 millimeters ; maxi- 1850. Volvula Arthur Adams , in Sowerby , Thesaurus conchy- mum diameter , 1.2 millimeters . Volvula has been recognized in most of the large Tertiary faunas , both American and ...
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acute adult altitude angulated anteriorly Apertural view arcuate axial sculpture Baileys Ferry base body whorl Calhoun County canal cardinal Chipola formation Chipola River chipolana conch Conrad constricted costals Dall denticles Dimensions dorsal margin elevated fauna feebly FIGURE flattened front Gardner genus grooves height hinge holotype incremental Inner margin labrum later whorls latitude left valve less Liberty County ligament lirae lirate lunule Maury maximum diameter mile below Baileys millimeters Miocene moderately narrow Oak Grove Oak Grove sand obliquely obscure obtuse Occurrence Okaloosa County Outer lip outline pallial line paratype penult periphery pillar Plate posterior fasciole posterior margin posteriorly prominent protoconch radial ribs right valve sharply Shell Bluff Shell small Shoal River formation sinus slender slightly smooth specimens spiral sculpture spire striated subsp suture Trans Type locality U. S. Nat umbones valve cotype varix view of holotype volutions Wagner Free Inst Walton County