Bistrialites
Bistrialites is an involute, globose Clydonautilacean belonging to the Liroceratidae with a reniform whorl section, large funnel shaped umbilicus, smooth surface except for spiral ornament in the region of the umbilical shoulder. Bistrialites comes from the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) of Europe.
Bistrialites Temporal range: Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) | |
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Genus: | Bistrialites Turner, 1954 |
References
- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea – Nautilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas press, R.C. Moore (ed.) -- Liroceratidae K444 -K447.
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