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[1. Introduction] [2. Material and method]
[3. Systematics] [4. Discussion and conclusions]
[Bibliographic references] [Plates] and ... [Appendix]


The Deshayesitidae (Ammonoidea, Ancyloceratina)
in the lower Aptian (Lower Cretaceous)
of the Les Ferres Aptian Basin (southeastern France)

Stéphane Bersac

Corresponding author
Laboratoire du Groupe de recherche en Paléobiologie et biostratigraphie des Ammonites (GPA), 65 Grand rue, F-04170 La Mure-Argens (France)

Didier Bert

Réserve naturelle nationale géologique de Haute-Provence, Conseil départemental des Alpes de Haute-Provence, 13, rue du Docteur-Romieu, CS 70216, 04995 Digne-Les-Bains cedex 9 (France);
Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes (France);
Laboratoire du Groupe de recherche en Paléobiologie et biostratigraphie des Ammonites (GPA), 65 Grand rue, F-04170 La Mure-Argens (France)

Published online in final form (pdf) on June 7, 2025
DOI 10.2110/carnets.2025.2509

[Editor: Christina Ifrim; language editor: Stephen Eagar; technical editor: Bruno R.C. Granier]

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Abstract

In the present work, we study 335 specimens of Deshayesitidae (Ammonoidea) from the vicinity of the village of Les Ferres (SE France). The Deshayesitidae is the current key family for the ammonite biostratigraphy of the lower Aptian (Lower Cretaceous). Despite poorly preserved, the studied material could have been identified at species rank in most cases and allowed establishing the biostratigraphic frame of the lower Aptian of the study area. The results are as follows: (1) the studied samples range from the Deshayesites forbesi Zone to the Dufrenoyia furcata Zone; (2) their ontogenetic sequence is described; (3) their evolutionary patterns are consistent with those observed in other samples of Deshayesitidae; (4) no dimorphism is conspicuous; (5) the identified taxa are, from earliest to latest: Deshayesites sp. (Deshayesites forbesi Zone, rounded ventral area probably without smooth siphonal band), Deshayesites multicostatus Swinnerton, 1935 (index of subzone, intermediate smooth siphonal band then rounded ventral area), Deshayesites grandis Spath, 1930 (index of subzone, longer smooth siphonal band then subtabulate ventral area on phragmocone), Dufrenoyia furcata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836) (index of subzone and zone, even longer smooth siphonal band then subtabulate ventral area, onset of rounded to claviform latero-ventral tubercles in inner whorls) and Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Orbigny, 1841) (index of subzone, even more longer smooth siphonal band, latero-ventral tubercles claviform only).

Key-words

• ammonites;
Deshayesites;
Dufrenoyia;
• biostratigraphy;
• intraspecific variability;
• evolution

Citation

Bersac S. & Bert D. (2025).- The Deshayesitidae (Ammonoidea, Ancyloceratina) in the lower Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Les Ferres Aptian Basin (southeastern France).- Carnets Geol., Madrid, vol. 25, no. 9, p. 177-200. DOI: 10.2110/carnets.2025.2509

Résumé

Les Deshayesitidae (Ammonoidea, Ancyloceratina) de l'Aptien inférieur (Crétacé inférieur) du Bassin Aptien de Les Ferres (SE de la France).- Dans le présent travail, nous étudions 335 spécimens de Deshayesitidae (Ammonoidea) provenant du secteur du village de Les Ferres (SE France). Les Deshayesitidae sont une famille clé pour la bostratigraphie par ammonites de l'Aptien inférieur (Crétacé inférieur). Malgré un état de conservation médiocre, le matériel étudié a pu être identifié au rang spécifique et a fourni une datation précise dans la plupart des cas. Les résultats sont les suivants: (1) les échantillons étudiés s'étendent de la Zone à Deshayesites forbesi à la Zone à Dufrenoyia furcata ; (2) leur séquence ontogénique est décrite ; (3) leur schéma évolutif est cohérent avec ceux observés dans d'autres échantillons de Deshayesitidae ; (4) aucun dimorphisme n'est mis en évidence ; (5) les taxons identifiés sont, du plus ancien au plus récent: Deshayesites sp. (Zone à Deshayesites forbesi, région ventrale arrondie probablement sans bande siphonale lisse), Deshayesites multicostatus Swinnerton, 1935 (indice de sous-zone, bande siphonale lisse de longueur intermédiaire puis région ventrale arrondie), Deshayesites grandis Spath, 1930 (indice de sous-zone, bande siphonale lisse plus longue puis région ventrale subtabulée sur le phragmocône), Dufrenoyia furcata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836) (indice de sous-zone et de zone, bande siphonale lisse encore plus longue puis région ventrale subtabulée, apparition de tubercules latéro-ventraux arrondis à claviformes dans les tours internes) et Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Orbigny, 1841) (indice de sous-zone, bande siphonale lisse encore plus longue, tubercules latéro-ventraux claviformes uniquement).

Mots-clefs

• ammonites ;
Deshayesites ;
Dufrenoyia ;
• biostratigraphie ;
• variabilité intraspécifique ;
• évolution


1. Introduction

The Les Ferres Aptian Basin (LFAB) is a small subsident basin presently located in the vicinity of the village of Les Ferres, in the Estéron valley (Alpes-Maritimes department, southeastern France, Fig. 1 ). A general presentation of this basin was published in an introductory article by Bersac and Bert (2019). It is characterized by plurimetric deposits (Fig. 2 ) with abundant benthic and nectonic macrofossils, especially ammonites. The age of the lower Aptian series from this basin extends from the Deshayesites forbesi Zone (in the sense of Bersac et al., 2012, see Fig. 3) to the late Dufrenoyia furcata Zone (Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi Subzone). The LFAB provided many representatives of Deshayesitidae Stoyanow, 1949 (Bersac & Bert, 2019). This ammonite family spans the whole lower Aptian and occurs over a wide geographic range (Casey, 1964; Young, 1974; Etayo-Serna, 1979; Renz, 1982; Bogdanova & Mikhailova, 2004; Dutour, 2005; Ropolo et al., 2006; Barragan & Szives, 2007; Obata & Matsukawa, 2007; García-Mondéjar et al., 2009; Moreno-Bedmar et al., 2010, 2012, 2018, 2023; Lehmann et al., 2015; Rogov & Mironenko, 2016; Lehmann & Bulot, 2020). It is the key family for the ammonite biostratigraphy of the lower Aptian since it provided most or all of its index species for this interval of time according to the local zonal schemes (Baraboshkin, 2004; Casey et al., 1998; Reboulet et al., 2018). In our introductory article on the ammonite fauna of the LFAB (Bersac & Bert, 2019), we only quoted and figured the Deshayesitidae taxa we recognized in this area: Deshayesites sp., Deshayesites multicostatus Swinnerton, 1935, Deshayesites grandis Spath, 1930, Dufrenoyia furcata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836) and Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Orbigny, 1841). The purpose of the present article is to describe our sample of Deshayesitidae from the LFAB and to argue about their taxonomic assignation.

Fig. 1
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Figure 1: Map of the Les Ferres area with location of the sections quoted in the text.

Fig. 2
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Figure 2: Synthetic log of the Lower Cretaceous of the Les Ferres area. J.-B.: Jurassic and Berriasian; Cenom.: Cenomanian; Form.: Formation; HAL: Hauterivian-Aptian limestones; CJ: Combe de Joinet Member; AL: Ammonitoceras Level; TB: Toxoceratoides Bed; forb.: Deshayesites forbesi; des.: Deshayesites deshayesi; mu.: Deshayesites multicostatus; gr.: Deshayesites grandis; D. duf.: Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi.

2. Material and method

Material

The material studied is represented by 335 specimens from 7 sections of the LFAB, namely Les Graous 1 section (GRS1), La Valliere section (VAL), La Graou section (GRO), Combe de Joinet section (CHP), Pont de la Cerise section (CLE), Combe de Marin section (CRS) and Pont Paire section (PPR) (Fig. 1 ). The lithostratigraphy, ammonite occurrence, and biostratigraphy of these sections are described and figured in Bersac and Bert (2019). The specimens are preserved as marly limestone internal casts, mostly fragmented and deformed by compaction.

The specimens occur in various lithostratigraphic units from bottom to top (Fig. 2 ): the last bed of the Hauterivian-Aptian limestones, the Combe de Joinet Member (CJ), the Ammonitoceras Level (AL) of the Pont de la Cerise Member (Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone, Deshayesites deshayesi Zone) and the Les Graous Member (Deshayesites grandis Subzone, D. deshayesi Zone, and D. furcata Zone) and its basal Toxoceratoides Bed (TB).

The whole studied material belongs to Stéphane Bersac's collection and is housed in the premises of the Réserve naturelle nationale géologique de Haute-Provence (RNNGHP, Digne-les-bains, France). The database of the studied specimens is available in the supplementary appendix.

Method

We follow Bersac and Bert (2012, 2015, p. 266, Figs. 1, 3) regarding the ontogenetic sequences of the flanks and the ventral area, the patterns of intraspecific variability and the criteria of taxonomic identification of the Deshayesitidae (based on the population concept of species, e.g., Tintant, 1963; Dzik, 1985). They are summarized above.

The ontogenetic sequence of the inner whorls and the flanks is represented by 5 successive stages (Fig. 3 ):

Three main patterns of intraspecific variability are recognised (Fig. 3 ):

The evolution of the Deshayesitidae is characterized by the likely increasing complexity of the septal suture over time and by the onset of a new postembryonic stage (stage B) after the stage A in the inner whorls of the populations from the Deshayesites fittoni Subzone (Deshayesites forbesi Zone sensu Bersac et al., 2012) and of a smooth siphonal band in the populations from the Deshayesites deshayesi Subzone (Deshayesites deshayesi Zone sensu Bersac et al., 2012), then of latero-ventral tubercles from the Dufrenoyia furcata Subzone (Dufrenoyia furcata Zone, Fig. 4 ). Both these two last characters evolve through a neotenic process by expanding more and more on the venter of the shell over time (Dutour, 2005; Bersac & Bert, 2012, 2015). Consequently, the key diagnostic characters of the Deshayesitidae are all evolutionary characters: the mean value of the end diameter of the smooth siphonal band (SSB) and of the latero-ventral tubercles measured in an isochronous population, the shape of these tubercles and the presence of a subtabulate ventral area (i.e., ventral area flattened but without neat limit with the flanks) on the phragmocone.

An additional pattern of variability of the Deshayesitidae is the intraspecific variability of the evolutionary characters recognized above: in a given isochronous population, these characters are not obviously all identical from a specimen to another, but vary - sometimes considerably - in a way assumed to be Gaussian (character value distribution represented by a bell/Gaussian curve). The species identification is based on the calculation of the mean value of these evolutionary characters in a given isochronous population (population concept of species, see Dzik, 1985).

The measured shell parameters are the diameter of the shell (D), the maximum whorl height (H), the rib density on the last half whorl (R), the end diameter of the smooth siphonal band (SSB) and the end diameter of the latero-ventral tubercles. Because of the deformation of the material, these parameters (given in the supplementary appendix) have to be taken as estimations. Consequently, no statistical analysis was performed apart from the mean values of SSB and R. Due to flattening of most of the specimens, the whorl width was not measured.

The synonymy lists we present only contain the works with the original description of the taxa here recognized, those containing their emended description and those quoting specimens from the LFAB.

Fig. 3
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Figure 3: Patterns of intraspecific variability of the Deshayesitidae, after Bersac & Bert (2012).

Fig. 4
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Figure 4: Biostratigraphic chart used in the present work (Bersac & Bert, 2015) with characteristics of the ventral area of its index species, parallelized with the Standard Ammonite Zonation of the Western Tethys [*] Mediterranean Province (Szives et al., 2024). Subtabulate ventral area is represented in clear grey. Stages C and D are not differentiated not to overburden the figure (see text for explanations).

3. Systematics

Ancyloceratina Wiedmann, 1966

Deshayesitaceae Stoyanow, 1949

Deshayesitidae Stoyanow, 1949

Deshayestites Kazansky, 1914

Deshayesites sp.

Pl. 1 , figs. A-E

? 1982 Deshayesites sp. - Ragazzi, p. 74-75.

? 1982 Deshayesites latelobata (Sinzow) - Ragazzi, p. 75.

v 2019 Deshayesites sp. - Bersac & Bert, p. 154, 157-158, 161, 167, Figs. 5, 10, 12, 14-15, Pl. 1, figs. 4-5.

Material studied: 12 specimens from the uppermost bed of the Hauterivian-Aptian limestones (Deshayesites forbesi Zone) of GRS1 (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Fig. 5), CLE (ibid., Fig. 12) and CRS (ibid., Fig. 14). See the supplementary appendix for the complete list of the specimens with measurements.

Description: Most of the specimens are whorl fragments. Their shell is discoid to moderately evolute, with more or less covering whorls. The maximum observed D is 133 mm (Pl. 1 , fig. A) and the maximum observed H is 63 mm. R was measurable on only two specimens (SBC.06061-00001/GRS115 and SBC.06061-00007/CLE030) and is respectively 21 and 27. The umbilical wall is steep and the flanks are flat or slightly convex. No specimen has its whorls observable below D=25 mm and the ontogenetic stages A and B cannot consequently be studied. The observable ontogenetic sequence of the shell flanks starts with the stage C having dense, more or less flexuous thin ribs, and more or less regular alternation between primary and intercalary ribs. Intercalary ribs are usually more numerous and emerge at various heights on the flanks. The stage D, that follows the stage C, presents thicker, less dense and less flexuous ribs, with a rather regular alternation between primary and intercalary ribs. No specimen shows a periumbilical rib thickening. The specimens are too small or fragmentary to exhibit the adult stage E. The transition between the stages C and D can be more or less sudden, the ribs are wedge shaped or not and the rib relief is sharp or more attenuated, especially in the middle part of the flanks. The shape of the specimens varies between a slender morphology with high rib density, high growth in whorl height and narrow whorl width and a robust morphology with lower rib density and lower growth in whorl height.

None of the specimens has its ventral area preserved below D=25 mm. From this diameter, the ventral area is always rounded with no rib attenuation. The septal suture is too poorly preserved to be described and no specimen has its peristome preserved.

Discussion: The range of variability seems to be continuous within the sample and similar to what is generally observed in monospecific samples of Deshayesitidae (Dutour, 2005; Garcia & Moreno-Bedmar, 2010; Bersac & Bert, 2012, 2015; Moreno-Bedmar et al., 2014) and the sample is thus regarded monospecific. This sample exhibits no evidence of dimorphism but its fragmentary state prevents further discussion (expression of sexual dimorphism among Deshayesitidae is still under debate, see discussion in Moreno & Company, 2007; Bersac & Bert, 2012; Moreno-Bedmar et al., 2014; Lehmann & Bulot, 2020; Frau & Delanoy, 2022). The ventral area was not observed in any of the studied specimens before D=25 mm, and similarly, neither the smooth siphonal band, subtabulate ventral area nor latero-ventral tubercles are present. The absence of latero-ventral tubercles allows to assign unambiguously these Deshayesitidae to the genus Deshayesites Kazansky, 1914. The absence of a subtabulate ventral area allows to consider them as representatives of a species earlier than Deshayesites grandis. These specimens could belong to Deshayesites deshayesi (Orbigny, 1841) if they would have SSB<15mm, Deshayesites multicostatus if 15mm ≤ SSB ≤ 20mm or an even earlier species such as Deshayesites forbesi Casey, 1961, Deshayesites fissicostatus (Phillips, 1829), Deshayesites tuarkyricus Bogdanova, 1983, etc. if they do not bear a smooth siphonal band. Because of the impossibility to observe the ventral area in inner whorls and thus to determine if a smooth siphonal band is present or not, the taxonomic identification cannot be carried further and these specimens are left in open nomenclature.

The co-occurring ammonite fauna can nevertheless help to estimate more precisely their biostratigraphic position: these Deshayesites occur with representatives of the genus Procheloniceras Spath, 1923 (Douvilleiceratidae Parona & Bonarelli, 1897) and small Ancyloceras Orbigny, 1842, assigned to Ancyloceras rochi Sarkar, 1955 (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 1, figs. 2, 6-7). Procheloniceras is known probably up to the top of the Deshayesites forbesi Zone (in the sense of Bersac et al., 2012; see Bersac & Bert, 2018) and small Ancyloceras such A. rochi are present in the D. forbesi Zone (Ropolo et al., 1998). The suggested biostratigraphic position of theses Deshayesites is thus the D. forbesi Zone. The absence of the biostratigraphically significant ammonite subfamily Roloboceratinae Casey, 1961, in the uppermost bed of the Hauterivian-Aptian limestones, if not caused by sample bias or unfavorable paleoenvironment, may suggest a biostratigraphic position within the D. forbesi Zone lower than the Roloboceras hambrovi Subzone (see Ropolo et al., 2008; Moreno-Bedmar et al., 2009, 2010; Bersac & Bert, 2012, 2015; Frau et al., 2017, 2023; Frau, 2020; Delanoy et al., 2022, for discussion on the biostratigraphic position of the Roloboceratinae).

Biostratigraphic distribution: Deshayesites forbesi Zone.

Deshayesites multicostatus Swinnerton, 1935

Pl. 2 , figs. A-C; Pl. 3 , figs. A-C; Pl. 4 , figs. A-V; Pl. 5 , figs. A-H

1935 Deshayesites multicostatus sp. nov. - Swinnerton, Pl. 1, figs. 1a-c.

2015 Deshayesites multicostatus - Bersac & Bert, p. 288.

v 2018 Deshayesites gr. latelobatus/involutus - Delanoy et al., p. 38, Fig. 26B.

v 2018 Deshayesites aff. grandis - Delanoy et al., p. 38, Fig. 9B.

v 2019 Deshayesites multicostatus - Bersac & Bert, p. 154, 161, Figs. 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, Pl. 2, figs. 6-8, 13-15, 19.

Material studied: 71 specimens from the Pont de la Cerise Member: 30 from Bed 405 of VAL (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Fig. 7), 1 from Bed 415 of PPR (ibid., Fig. 15) and 40 from Bed 415 of CHP (ibid., Fig. 10). See the supplementary appendix for the complete list of the specimens with measurements.

Description: The shell is discoid to moderately evolute, with more or less covering whorls. The umbilical wall is steep and the flanks are flat or slightly convex. The largest observed specimen is 273 mm in diameter (SBC.06061-00006/CHP241) but is deformed (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 2, figs. 13-15). R is measurable on 26 specimens: it varies from 16 to 36 with an average value of 24.65. Innermost whorls (D < 10mm) are never preserved on the studied specimens and the ontogenetic stages A and B cannot consequently be studied. The observable ontogenetic sequence of the shell flanks starts with the stage C and is followed by the stage D, which have characteristics similar to the corresponding stages of Deshayesites sp. previously described. The stage D is followed by the adult stage E with straight, simple and thick ribs. The transition between these stages is more or less sudden, similar to the above described specimens. All intermediate forms are present between slender specimens with high rib density, high growth in whorl height and narrow whorl width (Pl. 2 , fig. A) and robust ones with lower rib density and lower growth in whorl height (Pl. 3 , figs. A-B).

The ventral area below D=30 mm is rarely preserved. When it is the case, a smooth siphonal band or an absence of smothering of the ornamentation on this area can be present according to the specimens. The end diameter of the smooth siphonal band (SSB) is measurable on 4 specimens (see supplementary appendix): it ranges from 14-19 mm (respectively on the specimens Pl. 4 , figs. Q-R, and Pl. 4 , fig. P) and the average value is 16.5 mm. The rib relief then progressively reappears on the ventral area. Throughout the ontogeny, the ventral area is rounded, except on the specimen SBC.06061-00003/VAL009 (Pl. 4 , figs. F-G), where it is subtabulate in inner whorls.

The septal suture on the few specimens on which it is observable, is too poorly preserved to be described. No specimen has its peristome preserved.

Discussion: The range of variability is continuous within the sample and similar to that of the above studied sample. Consequently, the sample is thus considered monospecific. Among the 71 specimens of the sample, the key diagnostic SSB is measurable on only 4 of them. The mean value of this character is 16.5 mm in this sample, which suggests a specific assignation to the index species D. multicostatus. However, this result is in itself of poor significance because it is based on very few specimens. No specimen has a SSB value larger than 20 mm: this element only suggests that this sample is earlier than the D. grandis Subzone. After the smooth siphonal band, the rest of the ventral area of the studied specimens is rounded with no relief attenuation and no latero-ventral tubercles, which also corresponds to a character predominant in samples of Deshayesitidae earlier than the D. grandis Subzone. Only one fragmentary specimen presents a subtabulate ventral area without latero-ventral tubercles (Pl. 4 , figs. F-G), which is a character usually predominant in the D. grandis Subzone. On the basis of these elements, we consider that the sample has to be assigned to D. multicostatus. In our opinion, the presence in the sample of only one specimen with a subtabulate ventral area does not constitute evidence of polysubzonal time averaging within this sample (i.e., a mixture of Deshayesitidae from the D. multicostatus and the D. grandis subzones). Conspecific samples having specimens with primitive characters and specimens with derived ones were described in literature in various groups of Ammonoidea (e.g., Tintant, 1963; Dzik, 1985 – the 'Gauss Bell effect') including Deshayesitidae (Moreno-Bedmar et al., 2014). Moreover, the assignation of the sample to the D. multicostatus Subzone is consistent with the co-occurring ammonite fauna (see discussion in Bersac & Bert, 2019).

Biostratigraphic distribution: Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone, Deshayesites deshayesi Zone.

Deshayesites grandis Spath, 1930

Pl. 5 , figs. I-N; Pl. 6 , figs. A-G

1930 Deshayesites grandis sp. nov. - Spath, Pl. XVII, figs. 2a, b.

2012 Deshayesites grandis - Bersac & Bert, p. 251.

v 2019 Deshayesites grandis - Bersac & Bert, p. 154, 165, Figs. 5, 10, 12, 15, Pl. 3, figs. 10-12.

Material studied: 22 specimens from the Toxoceratoides Bed of the Les Graous Member of GRS1 (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Fig. 5), CHP (ibid., Fig. 10) and CLE (ibid., Fig. 12). See the supplementary appendix for the complete list of the specimens with measurements.

Description: The shell is discoid to moderately evolute, with more or less covering whorls. The umbilical wall is steep. The flanks are flat or slightly convex. The maximum observed diameter is 49 mm (SBC.06061-00001/GRS351, Pl. 6 , figs. A-B). R is measurable on 10 specimens and varies from 18 to 31 with an average value of 23.4. Innermost whorls are never preserved on the studied specimens and the ontogenetic stages A and B cannot consequently be studied. Ornamentation is represented by more or less dense and flexuous ribs, with more or less regular alternation between primary and intercalary ribs. Intercalary ribs are usually more numerous and emerge at various heights on the flanks. The small size of the specimens prevents differentiation stage C from the stage D, and to observe the adult stage E. Periumbilical rib thickening are occasionally present. The ribs can be wedge shaped or not and the rib relief can be sharp or more attenuated, especially in the middle part of the flanks. Shape of the specimens vary between a slender morphology with high rib density, high growth in whorl height (Pl. 5 , figs. M-N) and narrow whorl width and a more robust morphology with lower rib density and lower growth in whorl height (Pl. 5 , figs. A-C).

When observable, the ventral area in inner whorls always presents a smooth siphonal band. SSB (Pl. 6 , fig. E) was able to be measured on 7 specimens: ranging from 16 to 24 mm with an average value of 20.43 mm. After a brief attenuated siphonal band, the ventral area is subtabulate except for one poorly preserved specimen, where it is rounded (SBC.06061-00006/CHP361). On the few specimens on which it is observable, the septal suture is too poorly preserved to be described. No specimen has its peristome preserved.

Discussion: The range of variability is continuous within the sample and similar to that of the above studied samples. Consequently, the sample is considered monospecific. Despite the small size of the specimens, the range of variability of R is similar to that of the sample of D. multicostatus. Taking into account that the studied material is deformed, the average value of SSB tentatively corresponds to the species D. grandis. The ventral area following the smooth siphonal band is subtabulate for most of the specimens, also characteristic of D. grandis. We consequently assign this sample to that species.

Biostratigraphic distribution: Deshayesites grandis Subzone, Deshayesites deshayesi Zone.

Dufrenoyia Kilian & Reboul, 1915

Dufrenoyia furcata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836)

Pl. 6 , figs. H-X1; Pl. 7 , figs. A-Z

1836 Ammonites furcatus sp. nov. - J. de C. Sowerby in Fitton, Pl. XIV, fig. 17.

? 1971 Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi - Cotillon, 1971, p. 146.

? 1982 Dufrenoyia furcata - Ragazzi, p. 74, 76.

2005 Dufrenoyia furcata - Dutour, Pl. 29, figs. 10-16.

v 2011 Dufrenoyia sp. - Bert & Bersac, Fig. 41.

2012 Dufrenoyia furcata - Bersac & Bert, p. 253.

v 2018 Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi - Delanoy et al., Figs. 8D, 20E-H.

v 2019 Dufrenoyia furcata - Bersac & Bert, p. 154, 165, Figs. 5, 9-10, 12, 15, Pl. 5, figs. 5-9.

Material studied: 210 specimens from the Les Graous Member of GRS1 (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Fig. 5), GRO (ibid., Fig. 9), CHP (ibid., Fig. 10) and PPR (ibid., Fig. 15). See the supplementary appendix for the complete list of the specimens with measurements.

Description: The shell is discoid to moderately evolute, with whorls covering about 50% of the flanks. The umbilical wall is steep. The flanks are flat or slightly convex. The maximum observed diameter is 190 mm (SBC.06061-00001/GRS437, on a poorly preserved specimen). No fragmentary specimens of potentially larger diameter seem to be present in the sample (i.e., with a larger H than specimen SBC.06061-00001/GRS437). R was measured on 96 specimens; it varies from 9 to 30 with an average value of 17.67. Innermost whorls are never preserved on the studied specimens and the ontogenetic stages A and B cannot be studied. The observable ontogenetic sequence of the shell flanks starts with the stage C and is followed by the stage D, which have characteristics similar to those of the corresponding stages of the Deshayesites previously described. No specimen of the sample is enough developed to exhibit the adult stage E. The transition between the stages C and D can be more or less sudden. We observe a continuous variation between slender specimens with high rib density, high growth in whorl height and narrow whorl width (Pl. 7 , figs. H-I) and very robust specimens with very low rib density, low growth in whorl height and wider whorl width (Pl. 7 , figs. R-S).

The ventral area in the innermost whorls is flat, with a smooth siphonal band and without latero-ventral tubercles. These tubercles arise from approximately D=10 mm (Pl. 7 , figs. V, X-Y). They are very discrete in slender specimens (Pl. 7 , figs. T-U) and larger in the more robust ones (Pl. 6 , figs. W1-X1). Their shape is variable, from conical with oval or rounded base (Pl. 6 , figs. H1-I1), to claviform (Pl. 6 , figs. S1-T1), this latter shape being less frequent. The smooth siphonal band is still present between the latero-ventral tubercles. SSB was measured on 18 specimens, all from beds 100, 102 and 104 of GRS1 section. It ranges from 16 to 37 mm and its average value is 24.89 mm. At bed level, SSB is 24.9 mm on average for Bed 100 (10 specimens), 24.5 mm for Bed 102 (6 specimens) and 26 mm for Bed 104 (2 specimens). There does not appear to be correlation between the SSB value and the robustness of the specimens. From the end of the smooth siphonal band, the ribs cross the ventral area between each pair of tubercles, with more and more relief (Pl. 7 , figs. E-F). Then, the tubercles vanish and the venter becomes subtabulate without rib attenuation (Pl. 6 , figs. W1-X1). Due to the fragmentary state of the studied material, the end diameter of the tubercles could have been measured for only two specimens and is 40 and 45 mm (Pl. 7 , figs. C, J). Within the sample, various specimens have their tubercles present over D=40-50 mm and the few specimens larger than D=80 mm do not exhibit tubercles at this diameter.

On the few specimens on which it is observable, the septal suture is too poorly preserved to be described. No specimen has its peristome preserved.

Discussion: The range of variability is continuous within this sample and similar to that of the previously studied samples. Such variability has been already observed in different samples of Dufrenoyia (Martin, 2003; Dutour, 2005; Garcia & Moreno-Bedmar, 2010; Lehmann & Bulot, 2020). Consequently, our sample is considered monospecific. It exhibits no evidence of dimorphism, as for the above studied samples. Specimens are abundant in CHP section and from Bed 98 to 105 in GRS1 section. The small value of 24.89 mm of SSB and the mostly rounded to oval latero-ventral tubercles of these specimens are primitive characters in Dufrenoyia (Dutour, 2005; Bersac & Bert, 2012). The end diameter of the latero-ventral tubercles is also a diagnostic character in Dufrenoyia. It has a value of 40 and 45 mm in the only two specimens in which it could have been measured, which is very low (the limit between the primitive species D. furcata and its derived D. dufrenoyi is set at 70 mm for this character according to Bersac and Bert, 2012). On the basis of these elements, we interpret these specimens from CHP and from the interval between the beds 98 and 105 of GRS1 as belonging to the primitive species D. furcata. It implies that some very slender specimens, of which the characters are similar to the taxon Dufrenoyia transitoria Casey, 1961, are here assigned to D. furcata. This is in line with a synonymy between D. transitoria and D. furcata (see discussion about the synonymy between these species in Dutour, 2005; Bersac & Bert, 2012; Lehmann & Bulot, 2020).

The average value of 24.89 mm for SSB in the herein studied sample is very close and consistent with the lowest average value of 25 mm retained for D. furcata according to Bersac and Bert (2012, Fig. 18).

The absence of the adult stage E within the sample is due to the immaturity/fragmentary state of the specimens. Delanoy et al. (2018, Fig. 20E) figured a D=approx. 209mm specimen from their bed 110 of GRS1 section (here Bed 98 in the revised lithology; see Bersac & Bert, 2019, for an explanation). This specimen is the largest Dufrenoyia found in the LFAB so far and exhibits the beginning of the adult stage E (the adult size of a Dufrenoyia seems to range from 250 to 420 mm, see Casey, 1964, 1980; Bersac & Bert, 2012, p. 233).

Biostratigraphic distribution: Dufrenoyia furcata Subzone, Dufrenoyia furcata Zone.

Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Orbigny, 1841)

Pl. 7 , figs. A1-B1

1841 Ammonites dufrenoyi sp. nov. - Orbigny, Pl. 33, figs. 4-6.

2005 Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi - Dutour, Pl. 29, figs. 10-16

v 2019 Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi - Bersac & Bert, p. 154, 165-166, Fig. 5, Pl. 5, figs. 30-32.

Material studied: 20 specimens from the beds 110 (14 specimens) and 113 (6 specimens) of GRS1 GRS1 (Bersac & Bert, 2019, Fig. 5). See the supplementary appendix for the complete list of the specimens with measurements.

Description: The specimens are fragmentary and deformed. The largest specimen is estimated to be 37 mm in diameter (SBC.06061-00001/GRS821, Pl. 7 , fig. B1). R varies from 15 to 24. The size of the specimens is too small to differentiate the stage C from the stage D, and to express the adult stage E. All the specimens on which the ventral area is preserved exhibit a smooth siphonal band on the whole shell. Consequently, SSB could not be measured on any of them and it is obviously higher than 37 mm. The latero-ventral tubercles are all claviform. The septal suture is never preserved.

Discussion: Despite its poor preservation, the specimens of this sample have a variability included within the same scheme of the previously studied samples. We consequently regard these specimens as being conspecific until proven otherwise. Various elements suggest that this sample of Dufrenoyia presents derived characters: (1) the smooth siphonal band is present on the entirety of the preserved part of the shell of all the specimens, including the two largest ones (SBC.06061-00001/GRS819 with D=34mm and SBC.06061-00001/GRS821, Pl. 7 , fig. B1 with D= approx. 37 mm), suggesting a high mean value of SSB in the sample and (2) the latero-ventral tubercles are always claviform. This latter element is characteristic of the species D. dufrenoyi according to Dutour (2005), to which we therefore assign the sample. The range of variability of our sample is narrower than that of D. furcata, which is probably due to its smaller size.

Biostratigraphic distribution: Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi Subzone, Dufrenoyia furcata Zone.

4. Discussion and conclusions

In the present work, we studied a large sample of Deshayesitidae from a relatively wide stratigraphic interval of the LFAB. Despite the deformed and fragmentary state of most of the specimens, we confidently identified several biostratigraphically significant species and their corresponding biostratigraphy at subzonal level in most of the cases.

In the strata older than the D. grandis Subzone, the identification criteria used in the present work are restricted to the inner whorls only (septal suture is absent or too poorly preserved to be studied). If the samples from these levels are poorly preserved, their identification becomes particularly difficult. This is the case for the sample of the top of the Hauterivian-Aptian limestones of the LFAB, that we could not identify at species level (Deshayesites sp.). The age of its original bed was estimated by the co-occurring ammonite fauna. In the Ammonitoceras Level of the LFAB, no septal suture could be studied, but only 4 specimens, of the 71 collected have their inner whorls well enough preserved to be studied, allowing us to consider the sample to belong to the species D. multicostatus. In this case, the co-occurring ammonite fauna only helps to confirm the age and thus the identification of the sample (since D. multicostatus is a subzonal index).

In the more recent subzones, the taxonomic identification of the Deshayesitidae is generally easier because, due to their neotenic evolution, the identification characters occupy a larger part of the shell and thus are more visible and susceptible to be preserved (longer smooth siphonal band, subtabulate ventral area or latero-ventral tubercles on the phragmocone).

All these elements point out the necessity of identifying additional biostratigraphically significant ammonite taxa for the lower Aptian (as it is already the case with the Roloboceratinae), especially for levels below the D. grandis Subzone.

Acknowledgements

We warmly thank Mikel López–Horgue (University of the Basque Country, Leioa), Antoine Pictet (Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne) and an anonymous reviewer for their thorough reviews that improved the manuscript. We are grateful to Steven Eagar for a linguistic correction of the manuscript.

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Plates

Plate 1: Deshayesites sp. from the last beds of the Hauterivian-Aptian limestones and of the Combe de Joinet Member (Deshayesites forbesi Zone) of CRS section. A: SBC.06061-00008/CRS017, Bed 399. B: SBC.06061-00008/CRS016, Bed 403. C-D: SBC.06061-00008/CRS019, Bed 400. E: SBC.06061-00008/CRS021, Bed 400.

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Plate 2: Deshayesites multicostatus from the Ammonitoceras Level (top of the Pont de la Cerise Member, Dehayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone) of CHP section's Bed 415. A: SBC.06061-00006/CHP368. B-C: SBC.06061-00006/CHP373.

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Plate 3: Deshayesites multicostatus from the Ammonitoceras Level (top of the Pont de la Cerise Member, Dehayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone) of CHP section's Bed 415. A-B: SBC.06061-00006/CHP371. C: SBC.06061-00006/CHP292.

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Plate 4: Deshayesites multicostatus from the Ammonitoceras Level (top of the Pont de la Cerise Member, Deshayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone). A-B: SBC.06061-00006/CHP369, CHP section, Bed 415. C: SBC.06061-00003/VAL037, VAL section, Bed 405. D-E: SBC.06061-00003/VAL040, VAL section, Bed 405. F-G: SBC.06061-00003/VAL009, VAL section, Bed 405. H-I: SBC.06061-00003/VAL020, VAL section, Bed 405. J-L: SBC.06061-00003/VAL039, VAL section, Bed 405. M-N: SBC.06061-00003/VAL018, VAL section, Bed 405. O-P: SBC.06061-00003/VAL012, VAL section, Bed 405. Q-R: SBC.06061-00003/VAL017, VAL section, Bed 405. S-T: SBC.06061-00009/PPR004, PPR section, top of Bed 414. U-V: SBC.06061-00001/GRS115, GRS1 section, top of Bed 96.

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Plate 5: Black dot: last septal suture. A-H: Deshayesites multicostatus from the Ammonitoceras Level (top of the Pont de la Cerise Member, Dehayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites multicostatus Subzone) of CHP section's Bed 415. A-B: SBC.06061-00006/CHP167. C: SBC.06061-00006/CHP294. D: SBC.06061-00006/CHP382. E-F: SBC.06061-00006/CHP385. G-H: SBC.06061-00006/CHP390. I-N: Deshayesites grandis from the Toxoceratoides Bed (base of Les Graous Member, Dehayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites grandis Subzone) of CHP section's Bed 416. I-J: SBC.06061-00006/CHP391. K-L: SBC.06061-00006/CHP395. M-N: SBC.06061-00006/CHP392.

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Plate 6: Black dot: last septal suture. A-G: Deshayesites grandis from the Toxoceratoides Bed (base of Les Graous Member, Dehayesites deshayesi Zone, Deshayesites grandis Subzone). A-B: SBC.06061-00001/GRS351, GRS1 section, Bed 97. C: SBC.06061-00001/GRS352, GRS1 section, Bed 97. D-E: SBC.06061-00001/GRS353, GRS1 section, Bed 97. F-G: SBC.06061-00006/CHP118, CHP section, Bed 416. H-X1: Dufrenoyia furcata from the Les Graous Member (Dufrenoyia furcata Zone, Dufrenoyia furcata Subzone). H-O: specimens from CHP section. H-I: SBC.06061-00006/CHP200, Bed 417. J- K: SBC.06061-00006/CHP163, Bed 418. L: SBC.06061-00006/CHP178, Bed 419. M: SBC.06061-00006/CHP198, Bed 421. N-O: SBC.06061-00006/CHP218, Bed 426. P: SBC.06061-00005/GRO075, Bed 418, GRO section. Q-X1: specimens from GRS1 section. Q: SBC.06061-00001/GRS077, Bed 98. R-S: SBC.06061-00001/GRS375, Bed 99. T: SBC.06061-00001/GRS426, Bed 99. U-X1: specimens from Bed 100. U: SBC.06061-00001/GRS084. V-W: SBC.06061-00001/GRS085. X-Y: SBC.06061-00001/GRS089. A1-B1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS156. C1-D1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS155. E1-F1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS170. G1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS168. H1-I1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS205. J1-K1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS305. L1-M1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS308. N1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS090. O1-P1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS650. Q1-R1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS738. S1-T1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS611. U1-V1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS825. W1-X1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS361.

Pl. 6
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Plate 7: A: Dufrenoyia from GRS1 section (Les Graous Member, Dufrenoyia furcata Zone). Black dot: last septal suture. A-Z: Dufrenoyia furcata (Dufrenoyia furcata Zone, Dufrenoyia furcata Subzone). A: SBC.06061-00001/GRS668, Bed 100. B: SBC.06061-00001/GRS740, Bed 101. C: SBC.06061-00001/GRS744, Bed 101. D-S: specimens from Bed 102. D: SBC.06061-00001/GRS048 (in association with Colombiceras crassicostatum). E-F: SBC.06061-00001/GRS279. G: SBC.06061-00001/GRS272. H-I: SBC.06061-00001/GRS632. J: SBC.06061-00001/GRS227. K: SBC.06061-00001/GRS499. L-M: SBC.06061-00001/GRS556. N: SBC.06061-00001/GRS009. O-P: SBC.06061-00001/GRS275. Q: SBC.06061-00001/GRS767. R-S: SBC.06061-00001/GRS665. T-Y: specimens from Bed 104. T, U: SBC.06061-00001/GRS525. V: SBC.06061-00001/GRS486. W: SBC.06061-00001/GRS521. X: SBC.06061-00001/GRS402. Y: SBC.06061-00001/GRS536. Z: SBC.06061-00001/GRS494, Bed 106. A1-B1: Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Dufrenoyia furcata Zone, Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi Subzone) from Bed 110. A1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS751. B1: SBC.06061-00001/GRS821.

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Appendix: List of the studied specimens

Total number of studied specimens: 335.

All specimens: Bersac's collection, deposited in the Réserve naturelle nationale géologique de Haute-Provence (RNNGHP, France).

Tables caption: N = number of specimens, D: diameter, H: whorl height, R: last half whorl rib density, SSB: end diameter of the smooth siphonal band, Subtab.: end diameter of the subtabulate ventral area, Tuberc.: end diameter of the latero ventral tubercles.

1. Deshayesites sp.

Identification number

(N = 12)

Section

Bed

D

H

R

Subtab.

SSB

Figuration

(N = 5)

SBC.06061-00001/GRS072

GRS1

96

?

63

?

No

No

SBC.06061-00001/GRS115

GRS1

96

32

15

21

No

No

Pl. 4 , figs. U-V

SBC.06061-00001/GRS773

GRS1

95

?

?

?

No

No

SBC.06061-00007/CLE029

CLE

400

?

?

?

No

No

SBC.06061-00007/CLE030

CLE

400

48

22

27

No

No

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 1, figs. 4-5

SBC.06061-00007/CLE052

CLE

400

?

?

?

No

No

SBC.06061-00008/CRS016

CRS

403

?

?

?

No

No

Pl. 1 , fig. B

SBC.06061-00008/CRS017

CRS

399

133

?

?

No

No

Pl. 1 , fig. A

SBC.06061-00008/CRS019

CRS

400

?

55

?

No

No

Pl. 1 , figs. C-D

SBC.06061-00008/CRS020

CRS

400

57

26

?

No

No

SBC.06061-00008/CRS021

CRS

400

?

52

?

No

No

Pl. 1 , fig. E

SBC.06061-00008/CRS030

CRS

400

?

?

?

No

No

2. Deshayesites multicostatus Swinnerton, 1935

Identification number

(N = 71)

Section

Bed

D

H

R

Subtab.

SSB

Figuration

(N = 22)

SBC.06061-00003/VAL008

VAL

405

22

8.5

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL009

VAL

405

?

?

?

Yes

?

Pl. 4 , figs. F-G

SBC.06061-00003/VAL012

VAL

405

22

8.9

26

No

19

Pl. 4 , figs. O-P

SBC.06061-00003/VAL013

VAL

405

21

10.5

22

No

<20

SBC.06061-00003/VAL014

VAL

405

?

9

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL015

VAL

405

?

9

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL017

VAL

405

24

10

23

No

14

Pl. 4 , figs. Q-R

SBC.06061-00003/VAL018

VAL

405

19

9.5

26

No

?

Pl. 4 , figs. M-N

SBC.06061-00003/VAL019

VAL

405

18

8.5

?

No

16

SBC.06061-00003/VAL020

VAL

405

26.5

11.8

26

No

<15

Pl. 4 , figs. H-I

SBC.06061-00003/VAL025

VAL

405

?

11.5

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL026

VAL

405

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL027

VAL

405

?

12

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL028

VAL

405

28

10

25

No

<16

SBC.06061-00003/VAL029

VAL

405

?

8

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL030

VAL

405

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL031

VAL

405

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL032

VAL

405

?

14

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL033

VAL

405

20

9.2

21

No

17

SBC.06061-00003/VAL034

VAL

405

28

13

22

No

<19

SBC.06061-00003/VAL035

VAL

405

?

8

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL036

VAL

405

25

13

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL037

VAL

405

27

12

?

No

?

Pl. 4 , fig. C

SBC.06061-00003/VAL038

VAL

405

?

14

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL039

VAL

405

45

20

?

No

<27

Pl. 4 , figs. J-L

SBC.06061-00003/VAL040

VAL

405

52

26

29

No

?

Pl. 4 , figs. D-E

SBC.06061-00003/VAL041

VAL

405

36

16

21

No

<18

SBC.06061-00003/VAL042

VAL

405

13.5

28

No

>13.5

SBC.06061-00003/VAL050

VAL

405

?

6.5

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00003/VAL064

VAL

405

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP072

CHP

415

25

9

?

No

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 2, fig. 19

SBC.06061-00006/CHP157

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP167

CHP

415

142

54

36

No

?

Pl. 5 , figs. A-B

SBC.06061-00006/CHP168

CHP

415

125

65

31

No

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 2, figs. 6-8

SBC.06061-00006/CHP241

CHP

415

273

103

19

No

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 2, figs. 13-15

SBC.06061-00006/CHP255

CHP

415

?

65

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP266

CHP

415

215

?

22

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP290

CHP

415

?

55

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP292

CHP

415

70

34

33

No

?

Pl. 3 , fig. C

SBC.06061-00006/CHP293

CHP

415

?

70

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP294

CHP

415

?

82

?

No

?

Pl. 5 , fig. C

SBC.06061-00006/CHP295

CHP

415

62

22

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP352

CHP

415

?

14

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP368

CHP

415

248

85

?

No

?

Pl. 2 , fig. A

SBC.06061-00006/CHP369

CHP

415

175

69

28

No

?

Pl. 4 , figs. A-B

SBC.06061-00006/CHP370

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP371

CHP

415

267

95

17

No

?

Pl. 3 , figs. A-B

SBC.06061-00006/CHP372

CHP

415

190

75

23

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP373

CHP

415

?

?

?

?

?

Pl. 2 , figs. B-C

SBC.06061-00006/CHP374

CHP

415

24

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP375

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP376

CHP

415

?

88

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP377

CHP

415

155

55

31

No

SBC.06061-00006/CHP378

CHP

415

?

63

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP379

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP380

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP381

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP382

CHP

415

31

12

25

No

?

Pl. 5 , fig. D

SBC.06061-00006/CHP383

CHP

415

?

19

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP384

CHP

415

20

12

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP385

CHP

415

18

8.5

22

No

?

Pl. 5 , figs. E-F

SBC.06061-00006/CHP386

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP386

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP387

CHP

415

27

15

26

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP388

CHP

415

32

?

21

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP389

CHP

415

?

11

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP390

CHP

415

25

10

22

No

< 18

Pl. 5 , figs. G-H

SBC.06061-00006/CHP394

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP396

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP412

CHP

415

?

?

?

No

?

SBC.06061-00009/PPR004

PPR

415

22

8.5

?

No

<12

Pl. 4 , figs. S-T

3. Deshayesites grandis Spath, 1930

Identification number

(N = 22)

Section

Bed

D

H

R

Subtab.

SSB

Figuration

(N = 9)

SBC.06061-00001/GRS350

GRS1

97

28

13

18

Yes

20

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 3, figs. 9-10

SBC.06061-00001/GRS351

GRS1

97

49

23

20

Yes

24

Pl. 6 , figs. A-B

SBC.06061-00001/GRS352

GRS1

97

?

18

?

Yes

?

Pl. 6 , fig. C

SBC.06061-00001/GRS353

GRS1

97

27.5

14

24

Yes

20

Pl. 6 , figs. D-E

SBC.06061-00001/GRS354

GRS1

97

20

10

?

?

>20

SBC.06061-00001/GRS355

GRS1

97

?

?

?

Yes

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS509

GRS1

97

35

16

23

Yes

<23

SBC.06061-00006/CHP059

CHP

416

?

13

?

Yes

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP084

CHP

416

?

13

?

Yes

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP099

CHP

416

?

18

?

Yes

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP117

CHP

416

13

6

24

?

>13

SBC.06061-00006/CHP118

CHP

416

28.5

18

25

Yes

<20

Pl. 6 , figs. F-G

SBC.06061-00006/CHP124

CHP

416

36

16

20

Yes

>21

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 3, figs. 11-12

SBC.06061-00006/CHP158

CHP

416

27

13

?

Yes

20

SBC.06061-00006/CHP361

CHP

416

42

17

?

No

16

SBC.06061-00006/CHP391

CHP

416

?

?

?

Yes

?

Pl. 5 , figs. I-J

SBC.06061-00006/CHP392

CHP

416

23

11.2

30

Yes

20

Pl. 5 , figs. M-N

SBC.06061-00006/CHP393

CHP

416

?

?

?

Yes

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP395

CHP

416

15

?

Yes

?

Pl. 5 , figs. K-L

SBC.06061-00007/CLE026

CLE

416

12

5

19

?

>12

SBC.06061-00007/CLE040

CLE

416

21

9

31

Yes

19

SBC.06061-00007/CLE046

CLE

416

?

5

?

?

?

4. Dufrenoyia furcata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1836)

Identification number

(N = 210)

Section

Bed

D

H

R

Tuberc.

SSB

Figuration

(N = 49)

SBC.06061-00001/GRS009

GRS1

102

?

19

?

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. N

SBC.06061-00001/GRS012

GRS1

102

36

?

19

>36

>36

SBC.06061-00001/GRS017

GRS1

102

?

13

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS024

GRS1

102

30

15

19

>30

>30

SBC.06061-00001/GRS042

GRS1

102

65

26

17

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS043

GRS1

102

37

18

18

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS048

GRS1

102

44

20

18

>44

29

Pl. 7 , fig. D

SBC.06061-00001/GRS073

GRS1

100

75

36

19

?

<46

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, fig. 5

SBC.06061-00001/GRS077

GRS1

98

?

10

?

?

?

Pl. 6 , fig. Q

SBC.06061-00001/GRS084

GRS1

100

35

14.8

11

>35

?

Pl. 6 , fig. U

SBC.06061-00001/GRS085

GRS1

100

27

12

12

>27

20

Pl. 6 , figs. V-W

SBC.06061-00001/GRS086

GRS1

100

?

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS087

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS089

GRS1

100

23

12

15

>23

>23

Pl. 6 , figs. X-Y

SBC.06061-00001/GRS090

GRS1

100

116

48

21

?

?

Pl. 6 , fig. N1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS091

GRS1

99

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS092

GRS1

100

30

12

16

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS093

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS094

GRS1

100

26

12

18

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS107

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS113

GRS1

102

27

13

12

>27

>27

SBC.06061-00001/GRS120

GRS1

99

?

11

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS124

GRS1

102

25

10

17

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS133

GRS1

102

35

13

9

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS143

GRS1

100

22

9

?

>22

>22

SBC.06061-00001/GRS154

GRS1

100

?

14

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS155

GRS1

100

25.5

11.5

13

>25.5

>25.5

Pl. 6 , figs. C1-D1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS156

GRS1

100

39

12

10

>39

?

Pl. 6 , figs. A1-B1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS168

GRS1

100

27

12

12

>27

>27

Pl. 6 , fig. G1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS169

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS170

GRS1

100

26

13

15

>26

>26

Pl. 6 , figs. E1-F1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS171

GRS1

100

28

13

12

>28

24

SBC.06061-00001/GRS172

GRS1

100

26.5

14

15

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS185

GRS1

100

26.4

13.2

18

>26.4

>26.4

SBC.06061-00001/GRS189

GRS1

100

25

10

11

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS190

GRS1

100

28

12.6

18

>28

>28

SBC.06061-00001/GRS191

GRS1

100

32

12

10

>32

>32

SBC.06061-00001/GRS192

GRS1

100

22

11.8

17

>22

20

SBC.06061-00001/GRS194

GRS1

100

29

13

11

>29

>29

SBC.06061-00001/GRS195

GRS1

100

36

16

16

>36

24

SBC.06061-00001/GRS205

GRS1

100

?

14

?

?

?

Pl. 6 , figs. H1-I1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS212

GRS1

102

?

20

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS214

GRS1

102

?

55

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS227

GRS1

102

118

?

21

45

?

Pl. 7 , fig. J

SBC.06061-00001/GRS228

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS234

GRS1

102

?

21

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS235

GRS1

102

30

15

24

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS241

GRS1

102

17

8

18

>17

>17

SBC.06061-00001/GRS272

GRS1

102

40

18

12

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. G

SBC.06061-00001/GRS273

GRS1

102

37

14

15

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS274

GRS1

102

18

9

?

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00001/GRS275

GRS1

102

26

10

>26

18

Pl. 7 , figs. O-P

SBC.06061-00001/GRS276

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS277

GRS1

102

30

14

15

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS278

GRS1

102

53

25

18

>53

<30

SBC.06061-00001/GRS279

GRS1

102

34

15

18

?

16

Pl. 7 , figs. E-F

SBC.06061-00001/GRS280

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS305

GRS1

100

38

18

18

>38

27

Pl. 6 , figs. J1-K1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS306

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS307

GRS1

100

28

16

>28

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS308

GRS1

100

38

17

15

>38

37

Pl. 6 , figs. L1-M1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS309

GRS1

100

20

10

?

>20

>20

SBC.06061-00001/GRS314

GRS1

100

19.7

8

13

>19.7

>19.7

SBC.06061-00001/GRS316

GRS1

99

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS317

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS318

GRS1

99

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS332

GRS1

100

?

17

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS333

GRS1

100

?

14

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS356

GRS1

100

24

13

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS357

GRS1

100

26

?

11

>26

>26

SBC.06061-00001/GRS361

GRS1

100

41

15

13

>41

26

Pl. 6 , figs. W1-X1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS363

GRS1

99

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS375

GRS1

99

30

15

13

>30

>30

Pl. 6 , figs. R-S

SBC.06061-00001/GRS396

GRS1

99

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS399

GRS1

104

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS402

GRS1

104

11.5

5

27

?

>11.5

Pl. 7 , fig. X

SBC.06061-00001/GRS403

GRS1

104

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS404

GRS1

104

?

11

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS405

GRS1

104

23

11

25

>20

>20

SBC.06061-00001/GRS408

GRS1

104

25

12

14

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS409

GRS1

104

21

10

22

>21

>21

SBC.06061-00001/GRS425

GRS1

99

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS426

GRS1

16

7.5

?

?

?

Pl. 6 , fig. T

SBC.06061-00001/GRS431

GRS1

99

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS433

GRS1

99

124

55

28

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS437

GRS1

99

190

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS439

GRS1

104

34

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS440

GRS1

104

19

10

22

>19

>19

SBC.06061-00001/GRS441

GRS1

104

21

9.5

30

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS442

GRS1

104

27

15

27

>27

>27

SBC.06061-00001/GRS443

GRS1

104

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS445

GRS1

104

30

?

20

>30

>30

SBC.06061-00001/GRS446

GRS1

104

?

11

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS447

GRS1

104

13

6

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS448

GRS1

104

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS450

GRS1

104

26

?

?

?

27

SBC.06061-00001/GRS453

GRS1

104

25

12

19

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS454

GRS1

104

23

11.5

20

>23

>23

SBC.06061-00001/GRS455

GRS1

104

31

13

17

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS456

GRS1

104

18

7

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS459

GRS1

104

26

?

30

>26

>26

SBC.06061-00001/GRS461

GRS1

104

28

?

18

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS462

GRS1

104

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS470

GRS1

104

23

11

22

>23

<13

SBC.06061-00001/GRS476

GRS1

104

22

9

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS479

GRS1

104

18

8.5

24

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00001/GRS485

GRS1

104

?

9

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS486

GRS1

104

25

11

29

>25

>25

Pl. 7 , fig. V

SBC.06061-00001/GRS487

GRS1

104

22

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS494

GRS1

106

?

?

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. Z

SBC.06061-00001/GRS495

GRS1

106

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS499

GRS1

102

80

37

18

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. K

SBC.06061-00001/GRS504

GRS1

104

18

8

20

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00001/GRS515

GRS1

102

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS517

GRS1

102

33

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS520

GRS1

104

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS521

GRS1

104

26

?

?

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. W

SBC.06061-00001/GRS525

GRS1

104

30

13.8

23

>30

25

Pl. 7 , figs. T-U

SBC.06061-00001/GRS536

GRS1

104

16

8

27

>16

>16

Pl. 7 , fig. Y

SBC.06061-00001/GRS538

GRS1

104

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS540

GRS1

104

15

7

19

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS546

GRS1

104

?

10

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS551

GRS1

102

25

?

15

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS553

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS556

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

Pl. 7 , figs. L-M

SBC.06061-00001/GRS557

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS558

GRS1

102

40

16

?

?

>15

SBC.06061-00001/GRS559

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS560

GRS1

102

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS563

GRS1

102

29

14

21

>29

25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS565

GRS1

102

33

15

20

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS566

GRS1

102

27

12

?

>27

>27

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, fig. 8

SBC.06061-00001/GRS578

GRS1

102

30

14

14

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS587

GRS1

109

15

6

26

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS588

GRS1

109

22

10

?

>22

>22

SBC.06061-00001/GRS589

GRS1

109

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS597

GRS1

105

19

8

21

>19

>19

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, fig. 9

SBC.06061-00001/GRS598

GRS1

105

?

8

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS599

GRS1

105

40

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS604

GRS1

102

35

15

16

>35

>35

SBC.06061-00001/GRS608

GRS1

102

?

25

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS609

GRS1

100

30

15

?

>30

23

SBC.06061-00001/GRS611

GRS1

100

45

17

14

>45

<30

Pl. 6 , figs. S1-T1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS632

GRS1

102

38

16

25

>38

<24

Pl. 7 , figs. H-I

SBC.06061-00001/GRS633

GRS1

102

36

15

14

>36

>36

SBC.06061-00001/GRS635

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS636

GRS1

102

32

13

10

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS650

GRS1

100

27

13

13

>27

>27

Pl. 6 , figs. O1-P1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS665

GRS1

102

44

16

9

?

?

Pl. 7 , figs. R-S

SBC.06061-00001/GRS668

GRS1

100

40

20

18

>40

24

Pl. 7 , fig. A

SBC.06061-00001/GRS683

GRS1

102

?

27

?

?

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, figs. 6-7

SBC.06061-00001/GRS738

GRS1

100

35

16

15

?

24

Pl. 6 , figs. Q1-R1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS739

GRS1

99

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS740

GRS1

101

22

10

?

?

?

Pl. 7 , fig. B

SBC.06061-00001/GRS741

GRS1

101

18

8.5

?

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00001/GRS742

GRS1

101

29

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS743

GRS1

101

?

16

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS744

GRS1

101

45

20

?

40

?

Pl. 7 , fig. C

SBC.06061-00001/GRS745

GRS1

101

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS756

GRS1

107

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS757

GRS1

104

23

11

24

>23

>23

SBC.06061-00001/GRS758

GRS1

108

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS759

GRS1

105

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS760

GRS1

105

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS763

GRS1

102

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS764

GRS1

102

25

12

16

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00001/GRS765

GRS1

102

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS766

GRS1

102

?

5

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS767

GRS1

102

44

18

14

>44

33

Pl. 7 , fig. Q

SBC.06061-00001/GRS768

GRS1

102

?

8

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS769

GRS1

100

32

15

14

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS812

GRS1

104

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS813

GRS1

105

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS814

GRS1

105

?

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS815

GRS1

105

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS816

GRS1

105

?

12

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS817

GRS1

105

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS818

GRS1

105

37

17

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS823

GRS1

100

30

15

17

>30

>30

SBC.06061-00001/GRS824

GRS1

100

40

19.5

?

>40

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS825

GRS1

100

?

?

?

?

?

Pl. 6 , figs. U1-V1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS826

GRS1

104

27

?

26

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS827

GRS1

100

32

13.5

11

>32

>32

SBC.06061-00001/GRS828

GRS1

100

40

15

14

>40

>40

SBC.06061-00001/GRS829

GRS1

102

36

17

15

>36

26

SBC.06061-00005/GRO075

GRO

418

21

8

23

>21

>21

Pl. 6 , fig. P

SBC.06061-00006/CHP037

CHP

418

22

8

>22

>17

SBC.06061-00006/CHP080

CHP

418

25

8.2

17

>25

>25

SBC.06061-00006/CHP081

CHP

418

19

8

21

>19

>19

SBC.06061-00006/CHP163

CHP

418

24

12

14

>24

>24

Pl. 6 , figs. J-K

SBC.06061-00006/CHP178

CHP

419

12

?

?

?

?

Pl. 6 , fig. L

SBC.06061-00006/CHP179

CHP

419

?

7

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP181

CHP

421

35

12

?

>35

<22

SBC.06061-00006/CHP187

CHP

419

37

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP188

CHP

419

17

7

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP195

CHP

421

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP198

CHP

421

23

10

13

>23

>23

Pl. 6 , fig. M

SBC.06061-00006/CHP200

CHP

417

20

9

22

>20

>20

Pl. 6 , figs. H-I

SBC.06061-00006/CHP211

CHP

426

18

7

20

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00006/CHP213

CHP

426

21

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP214

CHP

426

18

7

14

>18

>18

SBC.06061-00006/CHP215

CHP

426

?

14

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP216

CHP

426

27

12

>27

>27

SBC.06061-00006/CHP217

CHP

426

14

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP218

CHP

426

23

12

?

>23

>23

Pl. 6 , figs. N-O

SBC.06061-00006/CHP222

CHP

426

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP223

CHP

426

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP247

CHP

424

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00006/CHP461

CHP

424

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00009/PPR007

PPR

420

?

?

?

?

?

5. Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (Orbigny, 1841)

Identification number

(N = 20)

Section

Bed

D

H

R

Tuberc.

SSB

Figuration

(N = 4)

SBC.06061-00001/GRS592

GRS1

113

?

15

?

?

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, fig. 32

SBC.06061-00001/GRS593

GRS1

113

24

11

24

>24

>24

SBC.06061-00001/GRS594

GRS1

113

32

14

18

>32

>32

SBC.06061-00001/GRS595

GRS1

113

18

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS596

GRS1

113

16

?

?

>16

>16

SBC.06061-00001/GRS685

GRS1

110

?

16

?

?

?

Bersac & Bert, 2019, Pl. 5, figs. 30-31

SBC.06061-00001/GRS746

GRS1

113

?

15

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS747

GRS1

110

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS748

GRS1

110

19

9

19

>19

>19

SBC.06061-00001/GRS749

GRS1

110

?

14

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS750

GRS1

110

12

6.5

15

>12

>12

SBC.06061-00001/GRS751

GRS1

110

22

10

22

>22

>22

Pl. 7 , fig. A1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS752

GRS1

110

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS753

GRS1

110

23

11

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS754

GRS1

110

18

7

24

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS755

GRS1

110

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS819

GRS1

110

34

15

15

>34

>34

SBC.06061-00001/GRS820

GRS1

110

?

?

?

?

?

SBC.06061-00001/GRS821

GRS1

110

37

19

19

>37

>37

Pl. 7 , fig. B1

SBC.06061-00001/GRS822

GRS1

110

?

?

?

?

?


X

[*] Editor's note: The wording 'Tethyan,' which was incorrect, was changed to 'Tethys' (see Granier, 2022).