Malumella suboblonga n. gen., n. sp. (Figs 25 N-P; 26A-F)

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HOLOTYPE. — Sample: la Bouillonnaie, 12.50 m (MNHN.F.F67714).

PARATYPE. — Sample: la Bouillonnaie, 6.00 m (MNHN.F.F67715).

DIAGNOSIS. — Test ovoid ornamented with costae, base granulate; reticulate conical neck.

TYPE AGE. — Early Pliocene.

TYPE LOCALITY. — La Bouillonnaie (Maine-et-Loire).

ETYMOLOGY. — From Latin sub (minor) and oblongus (oblong).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Sample: la Bouillonnaie, 12.50 m (MNHN.F.F67767), 3 specimens.

SIZE. — Length = 0. 593 mm; diameter = 0. 269 mm.

OCCURENCE. — Marls from la Bouillonnaie (Maine-et-Loire).

DESCRIPTION

Test ovoid ornamented with fine costae (12), base little granular; neck conical surrounded with chamberlets closed with perforate wall and hexagonal ornamentation; wall hyaline, densely perforate; aperture rounded with small radiate lip; aboral opening.