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Stratigraphy
Era:
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Neoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic
Paleoproterozoic
Neoarchean
Mesoarchean
Paleoarchean
Eoarchean
System:
Series:
Stage:
Substage:
Site and situation
City:
Site:
Identification
Major shell forms
Plan spiral
Open plan spiral
Plan heteromorph
Heteromorph
Open heteromorph
plan spiral
open plan spiral
plan heteromorph
heteromorph
open heteromorph
Shell outline
platicone
Cadicone
Oxycone
Coronate
Sphaerocone
Ellipticone
Serpenticone
Baculiticone
Hamiticone
Criocone
Toxocone
Scaphicone
Turriliticone
platicone
cadicone
oxycone
coronate
sphaerocone
ellipticone
serpenticone
baculiticone
hamiticone
toxocone
scaphicone
turriliticone
Ubbilicus
Involute
Mesovolute
Evolute
Open
involute
mesovolute
evolute
open
Whorl cross section
Round
Square
High square
Wide square
Octagonal
Arc
Ellipse
Wide ellipse
Trapezoid
Reverse trapezoid
Triangle
Peak
Egg
Reverse egg
Lancet
Ghotic
round
square
high square
wide square
octagonal
arc
ellipse
wide ellipse
trapezoid
reverse trapezoid
triangle
peak
egg
reverse egg
lancet
gothic
Ventral outlook
Carinate
Fastigate
Lanceolate
Tabulate
Sulcate
Tabulat sulcate
Tricarinat bisulcate
Concave bicarnate
Septicarinate
Crossing ribs
Crenulate
Rope
Roval
carinate
fastigate
lanceolate
tabulate
sulcate
tabulat sulcate
tricarinat bisulcate
concave bicarnate
septicarinate
crossing ribs
crenulate
rope
roval
Rib orientation
No ribs
Pro radial
Radial
Retro radial
no ribs
pro radial
radial
retro radial
Ribs, distance and combination
No ribs
Close bundled
Wide bundled
Close
Wide
no ribs
close bundled
wide bundled
close
wide
Ribs, rib type
No ribs
Straight
Concave
Proconcave
Biconcave
Convex
Biconvex
Falcoid
Sinus
Falcate
no ribs
straight
concave
proconcave
biconcave
convex
biconvex
falcoid
sinus
falcate
Ribs, rib spreading
No ribs
Single
Switched
Bipartite
Tripartite
Quadripartite
Multipartite
Polypoke
Fibalute
Zigzag
Plicate
Divers partite
Polygrate
Parabolic
Virgatotome
no ribs
single
switched
bipartite
tripartite
quadripartite
multipartite
polypoke
fibalute
zigzag
plicate
divers partite
polygrate
parabolic
virgatotome
Growthlines
No growthlines
Three
Four
Five
Six
Nine
no growthlines
three
four
five
six
nine
Decoration
No decoration
Bullae
Clavi
Clavi and Bullae
Knobs
Tuberkels
Spines
no decoration
bullae
clavi
clavi and bullae
knobs
tuberkels
spines
Position decoration
No decoration
Ventral
Ventro lateral
Lateral
Umbilical
Ventral umbilical
Ventro umbilical
Umbilical
Combined 1
Combined 2
no decoration
ventral
ventro lateral
lateral
umbilical
ventral umbilical
ventro umbilical
combined 1
combined 2
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