Middle Eocene Tonnoidea (Caenogastropoda) from the Hungarian Paleogene Basin
Zoltán Vicián, Zoltán Kovács
Abstract
Middle Eocene Cassidae, Charoniidae, Cymatiidae and Personidae species are described and illustrated from the Hungarian Paleogene Basin. Pseudosassia n. gen. and eight new species are designated: Cassis kalmani n. sp., Pseudosassia gurdoni n. sp., Pseudosassia traceyi n. sp., Monoplex s.l. szakonyii n. sp., Cymatiella dulaii n. sp., Parasassia vargai n. sp., Protoplex ? zsoldosi n. sp., and Personopsis merlei n. sp. Genus Semiranella De Gregorio, 1880 is assigned to the family Charoniidae. Sconsia cyrenaica Stefanini, 1921 is regarded as a junior synonym of Sconsia ambigua (Solander, 1766). Cymatiella tzankovi nom. nov. is proposed as new name for “Eutritonium (Sassia) rutoti” Tzankov, 1940. With 56 figures.
Topics & Concepts
PaleogeneSynonym (taxonomy)CaenogastropodaGenusZoologyStructural basinPaleontologyBiologyGeographyGastropodaPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchGeology and Paleoclimatology Research