First record of the family Ringiculidae (Gastropoda) from the Middle Tertiary of Antarctica

A new species of the late Mesozoic–Cenozoic family Ringiculidae ( Ringicula ( Ringicula ) cockburnensis n. sp.) is described from basal glauconitic beds of late Eocene age of Cockburn Island, Antarctica, and is the first reported occurrence of the family Ringiculidae from the continent of Antarctica...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Paleontology
Main Authors: Zinsmeister, William. J., Stilwell, Jeffrey D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
Paleontology
Pacific
New Zealand
Cockburn
Cockburn Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000018588
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336000018588
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Summary:A new species of the late Mesozoic–Cenozoic family Ringiculidae ( Ringicula ( Ringicula ) cockburnensis n. sp.) is described from basal glauconitic beds of late Eocene age of Cockburn Island, Antarctica, and is the first reported occurrence of the family Ringiculidae from the continent of Antarctica. Ringicula (R.) cockburnensis n. sp. most closely resembles R. castigata from the middle Oligocene Duntroonian Stage of New Zealand and provides further support for the strong provinciality (Weddellian Province) that existed along the southern margin of the Pacific during the Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary.

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