Murexsul zezae n. sp. del Pliocene Italiano (Gastropoda: Muricidae)
Brunetti, M.M.; Forli, M. (2010). Murexsul zezae n. sp. del Pliocene Italiano (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Boll. Malacologico 46(1): 4-8
In: Bollettino Malacologico. Unione Malacologica Italiana: Milano. ISSN 0394-7149, more
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Fossils
Geological time > Phanerozoic > Geological time > Cenozoic > Tertiary > Cenozoic > Neogene > Pliocene
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Murexsul zezae; Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]
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Murexsul zezae n. sp. is described from the Early Pliocene (Zanclean) of Italy, based on 23 specimens from three localities in Liguria and Tuscany. Main shell characters of the new species are the biconical profile with six axial ribs on the last whorl. The spiral cords (IP-P1-P2-P3-P4-P5-P6-ADP-MP-ABP) and the internal denticles (D1-D5) were identified according to the method described by Merle (2001). The most similar species are Murex revolutus Bellardi, 1873 and Murex arratus Bellardi, 1873 from the Miocene of the Piedmont. Murexsul zezae n. sp. is compared with other Neogene and Recent species from the European-Mediterranean area. |
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