†Mortoniceras (Angolaites) simplex Choffat 1905

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Pervinquieria simplex, Schloenbachia simplex

Synonyms: Pervinquieria vicina Haas 1942, Pervinquieria vicina evoluta Haas 1942

Full reference: P. Choffat. 1905. Contributions a la Connaissance Géologique des Colonies Portugaises d'Afrique. II. Nouvelles Données sur la Zone Littorale d'Angola 1-48

Belongs to Mortoniceras (Angolaites) according to M. R. Cooper and W. J. Kennedy 1979

See also Choffat 1905 and Haas 1942

Sister taxa: Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei, Mortoniceras (Angolaites) gregoryi, Mortoniceras (Angolaites) wintoni, Drakeoceras dellense

Subtaxa: Pervinquieria simplex tenuis

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Type specimens:

  • Mortoniceras (Angolaites) simplex: Its type locality is Lobito Bay, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Catumbela Formation of Angola
  • Pervinquieria vicina:
  • Pervinquieria vicina evoluta:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Angola (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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