Monteiroconus mojsvari ( Hoernes et Auinger, 1879 )
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https://doi.org/10.17111/FragmPalHung.2015.32.11 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/521F8796-FFCD-FFE0-D2CA-FBF3FEA8F9A9 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Monteiroconus mojsvari ( Hoernes et Auinger, 1879 ) |
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Monteiroconus mojsvari ( Hoernes et Auinger, 1879) View in CoL
(Figs 37–39)
1879 Conus (Dendroconus) Mojsvari nov. form. – HOERNES & AUINGER, p. 18, pl. 3, fig. 2.
1973 Conus (Lithoconus) mercati miocaenicus Sacco – NICORICI & SAGATOVICI, p. 175, pl. 27, fig. 1.? 2001 Conus (Lithoconus) mercatti [sic] miocenicus Sacco – CHIRA & VOIA, pl. 2, fig. 3.
2013 Monteiroconus mojsvari (Hoernes et Auinger) – LANDAU et al., p. 243 (cum syn.).
Material – 1 specimen – Lăpugiu: M 62.6027.
Description – SL: 88. Spire low, outline slightly concave. Spiral whorls canaliculate, striate. Shoulder subangular. Body whorl conical, outline straight, smooth with fine ridges at the base. Subsutural flexure asymmetrically curved.
Remarks – The validity of the taxon was recently verified by LANDAU et al. (2013). M. mercati differs from M. mojsvari in gradate spire with smooth whorls.
Distribution – Middle Miocene: Paratethys ( Austria, Hungary, Italy, Romania).
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