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New Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) From the Miocene Gatun Formation of Panama, With Eleven New Species

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Bernard Landau ,
Richard E. Petit  and
Carlos M. Da Silva
Bernard Landau
Affiliation:
Departamento 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,
Richard E. Petit
Affiliation:
806 Saint Charles Road, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582, USA;
Carlos M. Da Silva
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologia e Centro de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal,
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Abstract

Thirty species of Cancellariidae in 11 genera from the Miocene Gatun Formation in the Panama Canal area, Caribbean Panama, are discussed including two species not represented by specimens suitable for formal description. The following 11 species are described as new: Cancellaria harzhauseri n. sp., Cancellaria mixta n. sp., Bivetiella dilatata n. sp., Euclia alacertata n. sp., Pyruclia tweedledum n. sp., Pyruclia tweedledee n. sp., Massyla toulai n. sp., Aphera aphrodite n. sp., Axelella cativa n. sp., Agatrix agathe n. sp., Ventrilia coatesi n. sp. This assemblage of cancellariids is very diverse and highly endemic, with 18 (60 percent) species found only in the Miocene Gatun Formation. These assemblages all lie within the Gatunian Neogene Paciphile Molluscan Unit 1 (GNPMU1).

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 86 , Issue 6 , November 2012 , pp. 907 - 930
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