The basic structure of the ammonitella or embryonic shell of the Ammonoidea has been well documented (Sandberger, 1851; Branco, 1879–1880, 1880–1881; Schindewolf, 1933; Erben, 1960). The ammonitella begins with a small egg-shaped or spherical initial chamber (=protoconch) (for discussion of terms see Schindewolf, 1933; House, 1996; and Landman et al., 1996; see Landman et al., 1996 for additional references) and extends as a straight shaft or coiled tube (called the ammonitella coil by House, 1996: 168). In most species the ammonitella extends approximately one whorl ending in a primary constriction (Landman et al., 1996; Klofak et al., 1999). Internally, the siphuncle originates in the initial chamber as a rounded caecum and is attached to the shell wall by a prosiphon (Landman, 1988: Figs. 1, 2 and Klofak et al., 1999: Figs. 1, 2).
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Klofak, S.M., Landman, N.H., Mapes, R.H. (2007). Patterns of Embryonic Development in Early to Middle Devonian Ammonoids. In: Landman, N.H., Davis, R.A., Mapes, R.H. (eds) Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh Perspectives. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6806-5_2
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