The Naticidae (Gastropoda, Naticoidea) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea–unraveling 160 years of species lumping
Harzhauser, M.; Landau, B.M.; Guzhov, A. (2025). The Naticidae (Gastropoda, Naticoidea) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea–unraveling 160 years of species lumping. Zootaxa 5703(1): 1-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5703.1.1
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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- Harzhauser, M.
- Landau, B.M.
- Guzhov, A.
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| Abstract |
We document 59 Naticidae species from the Early, Middle and Late Miocene of the Eurasian Paratethys Sea. These species are placed in 13 genera, of which Figovina nov. gen., Pseudolinices nov. gen., Robbanacca nov. gen. and Tethynices nov. gen. are introduced as new genera. The Naticinae genus Cochlis and the Polinicinae Euspira experienced considerable radiations. Naticid species richness in the Central Paratethys was highest during the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum of the Langhian, reaching 35 species. This diversity is comparable to that of modern tropical eastern Atlantic naticids along West Africa. The subsequent cooling of the Miocene Climate Transition caused a decline of species numbers to 15 species, comparable to that of the modern Mediterranean Sea. The Miocene Eastern Paratethys harbored a much lower diversity without autochthonous radiations. |
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