Contribution
Fossil Parmacellidae from Italy
Manganelli, Giuseppe; Giusti, Folco
Archiv für Molluskenkunde Band 121 Heft 1-6 (1992), p. 143 - 156
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publié: Jan 31, 1992
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/121/1992/143
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Abstract
Fossil Parmacellidae are reported for the first time in Italy. The fossils were found in two sites of different age: Monticino Quarry (Brisighella, Forli) (Late Turolian) and Campiglia di Foci and Buliciano (Colle Val d'Elsa, Siena) (Middle Upper Pliocene - Middle Pleistocene ?). Comparison with the shells of almost all the species of the living Parmacellidae suggests that fossils from Campiglia and Buliciano belong to a Parmacella (s. s.) close to the group of forms P. valencienni - P. deshayesi - P. tenerifensis - P. ibera. The fossils from Monticino appear to belong to a different taxon but the fragmentary condition of the material makes any conclusion impossible.
Mots-clefs
fossil • Parmacellidae • Middle Upper Pliocene • Monticino Quarry • Campiglia di Foci • Italy