Lower Cretaceous ammonites from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: The Hauterivian genus Holcoptychites

Holcoptychites is known only from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina, but appears close to the more widespread genera Jeanthieuloyites and Spitidiscus. Thus it is placed in the subfamily Spitidiscinae (Family Holcodiscidae). Previously described Holcoptychites species are revised and their taxonomy clarif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Aguirre-Urreta, Maria Beatriz, Rawson, Peter F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/92935
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/92935
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AMMONITES
ARGENTINA
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
HOLCODISCIDAE
HOLCOPTYCHITES
LOWER CRETACEOUS
LOWER HAUTERIVIAN
NEUQUÉN BASIN
SPITIDISCINAE
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Holcoptychites is known only from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina, but appears close to the more widespread genera Jeanthieuloyites and Spitidiscus. Thus it is placed in the subfamily Spitidiscinae (Family Holcodiscidae). Previously described Holcoptychites species are revised and their taxonomy clarified, while one new species is left under open nomenclature. The sequence of forms allows two subzones to be recognized. These are correlated provisionally with the lowest Hauterivian Acanthodiscus radiatus Zone of the Mediterranean region.