Species / Anchura Catedralis
Stromboidea
Original Description of Anchura catedralis by von der Osten, 1957, p. 589:
Locus typicus: MMH locality Su 90, islands to the north of the Bahía de Santa Fé, eastern Venezuela Stratum typicum: Taguarumo member, Barranquin Formation, Aptian Types: Holotype. - A well preserved shell, lacking the top of the spire, a part of the anterior canal, and a portion of the alate proces, collected from the base of the Taguarumo member of the Barranquin formation, at MMH locality Su 90. Dimensions: - Height of incomplete shell 60 mm., diameter 23 mm., probable original height 70 mm. Discussion. - This species bears little resemblance to other Cretaceous Anchuras form North America, with the exception of Anchura plenecosta Stephenson from the Navarro group of Texas. It is however much larger than the Texas species, the orientation of the alate process is downwards instead of upwards, and the whole aspect of the shell is coarser. The latter is true also for its comparison with the other Texas Anchuras, which have a more delicate aspect." Anchura catedralis von der Osten, 1957, pl. 65, figs. 11, 12 History and Synonymy 1985 Etayo-Serna (1985) reported A. catedralis from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia. References
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