Raphitoma, Bellardi, 1847

Scarponi, Daniele, Bella, Giano Della, Dell’Angelo, Bruno, Huntley, John Warren & Sosso, Maurizio, 2016, Middle Miocene conoidean gastropods from western Ukraine (Paratethys): Integrative taxonomy, palaeoclimatogical and palaeobiogeographical implications, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61 (2), pp. 327-344 : 340

Raphitoma cf. R. ringicula ( Boettger, 1902)

Figs. 7C , 8C, D ; SOM 1: fig. 3H, SOM 2.

Material.— Five specimens from Varovtsi, Pidhirtsi Beds, early Serravallian; MGGC-24522 /1–5, one nearly complete, four with broken protoconch and outer lip (SOM 2) .

Remarks. — The type material of this small raphitomid, along with many other conoideans from the Middle Miocene Badenian) of Kostej (Transylvania, Romania), were destroyed during the second world war (Ronald Janssen 2014 personal communication). No type material is currently available; hence our attribution is tentative and mainly based on the original documented description ( Boettger 1902) and illustrations by Zilch (1934) and Bałuk (2006).

Figures

Fig. 7. SEM images of protoconch features of conoidean gastropods from early Serravallian of western Ukraine, Varovtsi (A, C–F) and Horodok (B). A. Bela? robusta sp. nov., MGGC-24519/8. B. Pyrgocythara turrispiralata sp. nov., MGGC-24515/11. C. Raphitoma cf. R. ringicula (Boettger, 1902), MGGC-24522/5. D. Andonia sp. aff. A. transsylvanica (Hoernes and Auinger, 1890), MGGC 24523/2. E. Teretia cf. T. turritelloides Bellardi, 1847), MGGC-24524/5. F. Haedropleura sp. aff. H. septangularis (Montagu, 1803), MGGC-24520/6. Views: A1, B1, C–F, lateral; A2, B2, apical. Scale bars 0.1 mm.

Fig. 8. SEM images of shell features of conoidean gastropods from early Serravallian of western Ukraine, Horodok (A, B) and Varovtsi (C–J). A, B. Pyrgocythara turrispiralata sp. nov. A. MGGC-24515/11. B. MGGC-24515/9. C, D. Raphitoma cf. R. ringicula (Boettger, 1902). C. MGGC-24522/1. D. MGGC-24522/3. E, F. Andonia sp. aff. A. transsilvanica (Hoernes and Auinger, 1890). E. MGGC-24523/1. F. MGGC-24523/3. G, H. Teretia cf. T. turritelloides (Bellardi, 1847).G. MGGC-24524/3. H. MGGC-24524/5. I, J. Haedropleura sp. aff. H. septangularis (Montagu, 1803). I. MGGC-24520/6. J. MGGC-24520/11. Views: A1, C1, E1, G1, I1, apertural; B, D, E2, H, I2, dorsal; A2, C2, F, G2, J, lateral. Scale bars 1 mm.