B.M. LANDAU & G.J. VERMEIJ. A revision of the fossil Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae) from the Neogene Caribbean

Abstract

In this paper we review the subfamily Fasciolariinae in the tropical American Gatunian palaeobiogeographic province. Three genera are present in the Gatunian assemblages: the genus Fasciolaria, represented by four species – Fasciolaria semistriata mareana Weisbord, 1962 is considered a nomen dubium – ; the genus Granolaria is represented by five species and the genus Aurantilaria by six species, two of which are new: Aurantilaria cantaurana spec. nov. and Aurantilaria magnospinata spec. nov. The biogeography and evolution of the Fasciolariinae is discussed.

New taxa

Aurantilaria cantaurana Landau & Vermeij, 2014
Type locality: Venezuela, Falcón, 1 km southwest of Casa Cantaure, about 10 km west of Pueblo Nuevo.
Type stratum: Cantaure Formation, Burdigalian, late early Miocene

Aurantilaria magnospinata Landau & Vermeij, 2014
Type locality: Dominican Republic, Rio Gurabo at Los Quemados, Zone D (= locality TU 1215)
Type stratum: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean, early Pliocene

 

L. CEULEMANS, B.M. LANDAU & F. VAN DINGENEN. Carinofusus gen. nov. from the Mio-Pliocene transition of western France

Abstract

In this paper a new fusinid genus Carinofusus gen. nov. is described, including a single species Carinofusus neogenicus (Cossmann, 1901) from the latest Miocene to early Pliocene ‘cool Redonian’ of department Loire-Atlantique in western France.

New taxa

Carinofusus Ceulemans, Landau & Van Dingenen, 2014
Type species: Carinofusus neogenicus (Cossmann, 1901), Miocene-Pliocene transition, western France

 

K. FRAUSSEN & P. STAHLSCHMIDT. Two new Chryseofusus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the Nazareth Bank (Mascarene Plateau)

Abstract

Two new Chryseofusus are described from the Nazareth Bank (Mascarene Plateau), Indian Ocean: C. lorenzi spec. nov. is compared to C. jurgeni (Hadorn & Fraussen 2002) from Mozambique Channel while C. lecourtorum spec. nov. is compared to C. bradneri (Drivas & Jay, 1990) from Reunion.

New taxa

Chryseofusus lorenzi Kraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2014
Type locality: Mascarene Plateau, Nazareth Bank

Chryseofusus lecourtorum Kraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2014
Type locality: Mascarene Plateau, Nazareth Bank

 

M.A. SNYDER & W.G. LYONS. The Fusinus nicobaricus (Röding, 1798) group: Marmorofusus gen. nov., with descriptions of three new species (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae)

Abstract

Marmorofusus gen. nov. is introduced for Indo-West Pacific fusinine species with distinctive features of radula and shell morphology. The genus includes M. nicobaricus (Röding, 1798) (type species) and M. brenchleyi (Baird, 1873), both formerly classified in Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815, and three new species: M. natalensis from South Africa, M. hedleyi from southeastern Australia, and M. matteus from northwestern Australia.

New taxa

Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014
Type species: Syrinx nicobarica Röding, 1798, Recent, western Pacific

Marmorofusus natalensis Snyder & Lyons, 2014
Type locality: Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa

Marmorofusus hedleyi Snyder & Lyons, 2014
Type locality: Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia

Marmorofusus matteus Snyder & Lyons, 2014
Type locality: Monte Bello Islands off northern coast of Western Australia

 

A.M. DEKKERS. Description of Peristernia schepmani spec. nov. (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the Philippines, with remarks on Latirus melvilli Schepman, 1911

Abstract

Peristernia schepmani spec. nov. is described from the Philippines. It is compared with Latirus lautus (Reeve, 1847), another small fasciolarid species of the same ground colour, with which it has been confused, and with Latirus melvilli Schepman, 1911.

New taxa

Peristernia schepmani Dekkers, 2014
Type locality: Philippines, Mactan Island