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A new genus of belosaepiid (Coleoidea) from the Castle Hayne Limestone (Eocene) of southeastern North Carolina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Patricia G. Weaver
Affiliation:
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, 27601-1029,
Charles N. Ciampaglio
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708,

Abstract

A new genus, Anomalosaepia, and four new species, A. alleni, A. mariettani, A. vernei, and A. andreanae (Sepiida: Belosaepidae) from the Castle Hayne Limestone of southeastern North Carolina are described. Belosaepia jeletzkyi from the Cook Mountain Formation of Louisiana is assigned to Anomalosaepia. All new and referred species differ from Belosaepia in having strongly laterally curved ventral plates, guard-like sheaths without external rugosities, and spine tips with a slit-like aperture.

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Research Article
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