{"title":"What's behind a name: The taxonomic status of Helicancylus Gabb, 1869 and Hamiticeras Anderson, 1938 (Ammonoidea, Lower Cretaceous)","authors":"C. Frau, L. Bulot","doi":"10.1017/jpa.2023.15","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The present contribution illustrates the type material of the Lower Cretaceous ammonoids Ptychoceras aequicostatus Gabb, 1864 (type species of Helicancylus Gabb, 1869) and Hamiticeras pilsbryi Anderson, 1938 (type species of Hamiticeras Anderson, 1938). The typification and taxonomic validity of both genera are clarified, and the affinities with coeval Acrioceratidae are discussed. Their stratigraphic range is investigated with implications for correlation between northern Pacific and European ammonoid scales.","PeriodicalId":50098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Paleontology","volume":"97 1","pages":"566 - 576"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Paleontology","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2023.15","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PALEONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract. The present contribution illustrates the type material of the Lower Cretaceous ammonoids Ptychoceras aequicostatus Gabb, 1864 (type species of Helicancylus Gabb, 1869) and Hamiticeras pilsbryi Anderson, 1938 (type species of Hamiticeras Anderson, 1938). The typification and taxonomic validity of both genera are clarified, and the affinities with coeval Acrioceratidae are discussed. Their stratigraphic range is investigated with implications for correlation between northern Pacific and European ammonoid scales.
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The Journal of Paleontology publishes original articles and notes on the systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology, paleogeography, and evolution of fossil organisms. It emphasizes specimen-based research and features high quality illustrations. All taxonomic groups are treated, including invertebrates, microfossils, plants, vertebrates, and ichnofossils.