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Connecting Ring Ultrastructure in the Jurassic Ammonoid Quenstedtoceras with Discussion on Mode of Life of Ammonoids

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It was generally assumed (e.g., Mutvei, 1967, 1975; Grégoire, 1984; Westermann, 1971, 1982, 1993, 1996; Bandel, 1981; Obata et al., 1980; Tanabe, 1977, 1979; Hewitt et al., 1993; Kulicki, 1994; Hewitt, 1996) that the connecting ring in prosiphonate ammonoids, in which the septal necks are directed adorally, had similar structure and composition as that in the retrosiphonate Recent Nautilus, in which the septal necks are directed adapically, and in which the bathymetry is well known. Based on this assumption, Westermann (1971) calculated the mechanical strength of the ammonoid siphuncle against hydrostatic pressure (siphuncular strength index) from the siphuncular wall thickness, multiplied by 100 and divided by the siphuncle inner radius. This index was thought to indicate the maximum water depth where ammonoid shell imploded and, hence, the maximum habitat depth of the animal.

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Mutvei, H., Dunca, E. (2007). Connecting Ring Ultrastructure in the Jurassic Ammonoid Quenstedtoceras with Discussion on Mode of Life of 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_12

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