Astacolus crepidula Freshwater Steps,UK,Tithonian,Upper Jurassic,Jurassic,Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Foraminifera

Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)

Class: Nodosariata Subclass: Nodosariana Order: Vaginulinida Family: Vaginulinidae

found in the Pectinatus Ammonite Zone near Freshwater Steps

United Kingdom and Ireland UK

Geological Time: Jurassic Upper Jurassic Tithonian

Kimmeridge Clay Formation

The raw material was collected by Dr. Steve Etches and sent to us by Chris Webb. Specimens were picked and photographed by

Michael Hesemann

View of a specimen of Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)

Forma 1, without thickened and raised sutures

The identification is based upon:

, : Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. A. Pichler, Wien. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl. Plate , Fig.

dataset number: FEU-1024405

Citation:
, : Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. A. Pichler, Wien. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl. Plate , Fig