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(1894) V.—The Aptychus. Geological Magazine, S. 4 Vol. 1 (10) 454-459 doi:10.1017/s0016756800143754

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TitleV.—The Aptychus
JournalGeological Magazine
Year1894 (October)Series:Volume4:1
Issue10
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
DOIdoi:10.1017/s0016756800143754
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Full Reference(1894) V.—The Aptychus. Geological Magazine, S. 4 Vol. 1 (10) 454-459 doi:10.1017/s0016756800143754
Plain Text(1894) V.—The Aptychus. Geological Magazine, S. 4 Vol. 1 (10) 454-459 doi:10.1017/s0016756800143754
In(1894, October) Geological Magazine S. 4 Vol. 1 (10) Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Abstract/NotesThe discovery of an Ammonite (Oppelia subradiata, Sow., from Dundry, now in the British Museum) with the Aptychus in situ closing the orifice, would seem sufficient to set all doubts at rest as to the true nature of that body, viz. that of an operculum. Many of the writers on the continent, however, have not seen that specimen, which unfortunately is unique, and are inclined to attribute to the Aptychus other offices, because:—


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