Neptunea Roding 1798 ...

Neptunea ? sp. Fig. 7D Material examined ITALY – Tuscany • 1 spec.; Le Colline; MSF 2359 (H = 19.6 mm). Description Tall, slender shell, incised suture, at least three whorls, ten or more low, flat-topped spiral cords, earlier whorls with ca 10 broad, blunt axial ribs with wide interspaces. Remarks...

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Main Authors: Kiel, Steffen, Sami, Marco, Taviani, Marco
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Published: Zenodo 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10380244
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10380244
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Summary:Neptunea ? sp. Fig. 7D Material examined ITALY – Tuscany • 1 spec.; Le Colline; MSF 2359 (H = 19.6 mm). Description Tall, slender shell, incised suture, at least three whorls, ten or more low, flat-topped spiral cords, earlier whorls with ca 10 broad, blunt axial ribs with wide interspaces. Remarks Shows the typical sculpture of Neptunea, but also of other buccinids including Buccinum or Beringius Dall, 1886, or the high-spired species of Aulacofusus Dall, 1918 (Kosyan & Kantor 2013). The only available specimen has a much higher spire than Eosipho hoernesi reported above. Stratigraphic and geographic range Middle Miocene (lower Serravallian), northern Italy. ... : Published as part of Kiel, Steffen, Sami, Marco & Taviani, Marco, 2023, Mollusks (Gastropoda, Bivalvia) from Miocene cold-seep deposits in northern Italy: revisions and additions, pp. 115-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 910 on page 135, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.910.2365, http://zenodo.org/record/10350702 ...