Cerithium danatense, A. A. Ali-Zade, 1967

Harzhauser, Mathias, Guzhov, Aleksandr & Landau, Bernard, 2023, A revision and nomenclator of the Cainozoic mudwhelks (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Batillariidae, Potamididae) of the Paratethys Sea (Europe, Asia), Zootaxa 5272 (1), pp. 1-241 : 175

danatense . Cerithium . A.A. Ali-Zade, 1967

see Potamides caspius Andrussow, 1902

* Cerithium danatense nov. sp. —A.A. Ali-Zade 1967: 203, pl. 75, figs 1–3.

Type material. Ali-Zade (1967) mentioned a holotype but is unclear, which of the illustrated specimens is the holotype; illustrated specimen: SL: 7.2, MD: 2.9, Earth Science Museum at Moscow State University ( The Museum of Natural History ) .

Type locality. Danata ( Turkmenistan) .

Stratigraphy. Late Pliocene/Pleistocene, Akchagylian.

Discussion. This taxon is based on spire fragments of Potamides caspius with prominent beads and strong growth lines, which form a cancellate pattern between the spiral cords.

Eastern Paratethys. Akchagylian (Late Pliocene/Pleistocene): Caspian Basin: Naftalan ( Azerbaijan) ( Ali-Zade 1969); Danata, Small Balkhan ( Turkmenistan) ( Ali-Zade 1967).