Original paper
Description of two Tudorella species (Gastropoda: Sorbeoconcha: Pomatiidae) from the Early Pliocene of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
Groh, Klaus; Hutterer, Rainer; Ripken, Theo E.J.; Neiber, Marco T.
Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology Band 151 Heft 2 (2022), p. 75 - 84
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published: Dec 22, 2022
published online: Dec 22, 2022
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/151/075-084
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Abstract
The first Neogene deposits from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) containing fossil landsnail shells were already described in the mid-19th century, and additional sites with a rich terrestrial gastropod fauna of Late Miocene and Early Pliocene age have been discovered since then. However, few species from these deposits have been scientifically named and described. Here we describe 2 Tudorella Fischer, 1885 species, T. rothei sp. nov. and T. lenneae sp. nov., from Early Pliocene deposits in Fuerteventura. We compare the new species with extant and fossil members of the genus, as well as with other representatives of the Pomatiidae from the Western Palaearctic region. The 2 new species represent the first records of the genus Tudorella from the Canary Islands, from where only endemic species belonging to the genus Pomatias Studer, 1789 had been known until now.
Keywords
Fossil • snail • Tudorella • Leonia • Pomatias • Macaronesia • Neogene • Spain • Canary Islands