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The Genus Strombus (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Strombidae) in the Neogene of the Bocas Del Toro Area, Panama, by the description of three new species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Bernard Landau
Affiliation:
1Departamento de Geologia e Centro de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal and International Health Centres, Av. Infante de Henrique 7, Areias São João, P-8200 Albufeira, Portugal,
Gijs C. Kronenberg
Affiliation:
2Mollusca collection, NCB Naturalis, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands,
Gregory S. Herbert
Affiliation:
3Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA,
Carlos M. Da Silva
Affiliation:
4Departamento de Geologia e Centro de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal,

Abstract

In contrast to the immense effort that has been put into the geological survey and stratigraphic study of the Neogene of Bocas del Toro region (Panama), little research has been done on the systematics of this region's rich gastropod assemblages. This is the first paper dealing primarily with the Bocas Neogene gastropod assemblages (Strombidae) since the pioneer work of Olsson (1922). Neogene strombid assemblages of the Dominican Republic have recently been reviewed and updated, and, therefore, the Strombidae are a suitable starting point for the revision of the gastropod assemblages from the Neogene of Bocas del Toro. Six species of Strombus are described, three of them new: S. acanthospira n. sp., S. pugiloides, S. gatunensis, S. elegantissimus n. sp., S. vermeiji n. sp. and S. cf. floridanus.

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