Paziella (Flexopteron) goniostoma (Hörnes, 1853)

(Figs 19–20)

1853 Murex goniostomus Partsch – HÖRNES, p. 227, pl. 23, fig. 11.

2011 Paziella (Flexopteron) goniostoma Partsch in Hörnes – MERLE et al., pl. 139, figs 1–2.

Material – 14 specimens; Coşteiu: M.60.6932 (5), M.60.6935, M.60.10351 (2); Lăpugiu: M.59.1949A, M.60.7955B–C, M.60.7982 (2), M.60.10321.

Remarks – Two Flexopteron species are known in the Middle Miocene Central Paratethys, P. (F.) citima (Bellardi) and P. (F.) goniostoma . The latter is characterized by slender shell, multispiral protoconch, narrow aperture, longer siphonal canal, and less developed spiral cords.