Cerithium naphtalanicum, A. Ali-Zade et Kabakova, 2023

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 : 193-194

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scientific name	Cerithium naphtalanicum
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Treatment

naphtalanicum . Cerithium . A.A. Ali-Zade & Kabakova in Ali-Zade, 1969

see Potamides caspius Andrussow, 1902 View in CoL

* Cerithium naphtalanicum A. Ali-Zade et Kabakova n. sp. —A.A. Ali-Zade 1969: 155, pl. 48, figs 9–10.

Type material. Holotype, illustrated in A.A. Ali-Zade (1969: pl. 48, fig. 9), SL: 13.8 mm, MD: 4.8 mm. Earth Science Museum at Moscow State University (The Museum of Natural History).

Illustrated material

Type locality. Naftalan ( Azerbaijan) .

Stratigraphy. Late Pliocene/Pleistocene, Akchagylian.

Discussion. This taxon represents a morph of Potamides caspius with prominent, opisthocyrt axial ribs and strongly reduced spiral sculpture.

Eastern Paratethys. Akchagylian (Late Pliocene/Pleistocene): Caspian Basin: Naftalan ( Azerbaijan) ( Ali-Zade 1969).