‘ Terebralia ’ bouryi (Cossmann, 1889)

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Potamides Bouryi Cossmann, 1889: 73, pl. 2, fig. 5.

Terebralia bouryi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1913: pl. 29, fig. 151 bis 3.

Terebralia (s. str.) bouryi – Le Renard & Pacaud 1995: 111.

DISTRIBUTION. — North-eastern Atlantic. Lutetian of the Paris Basin (Cossmann 1889; Le Renard & Pacaud 1995).

REMARKS

The syntypes of Potamides bouryi, figured in the online database of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN.F.A29179), do not fall into Terebralia . They rather seem to have more affinities with the subfamily Bittiinae, such as the wide apertural canal, a finer spiral sculpture – including fine lines between spiral chords, and spiral cords at the base of the shell, closely resembling those of Bittium.