Publication Date:
2024-01-12
Description:
A molluscan faunule from the Miocene Cumaca Formation of the western margin of the Tuy Basin (Venezuela) is described. The fauna yields two species of freshwater snails and a single terrestrial snail species. Tryonia vivasi nov. spec. is described from the fauna, and its biogeographical significance is discussed.
Keywords:
Miocene
;
Venezuela
;
Gastropoda
;
Tryonia
;
new species
;
Cumaca Formation
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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