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Nautiloid cephalopods of the Kildare Limestone (Ashgill), Ireland
Author(s) -
Holland C. H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350280104
Subject(s) - cephalopod , fauna , ordovician , geology , paleontology , taxon , biology , ecology
The nautiloid cephalopod fauna of the Kildare Limestone (Ordovician, Ashgill), County Kildare, eastern Ireland is described as a whole for the first time. It consists of four orthoconic taxa, newly assigned taxonomically, and one coiled form. There are other orthocones, doubtfully determined or undetermined.