Lithomelissa mitra Bütschli, 1882

Plate 15, Figs. 4A – 6.

Lithomelissa mitra n. sp., Bütschli, 1882, pl. 33, fig. 24.

Lithomelissa mitra Bütschli, Haeckel, 1887, p. 1204 –1205 [not figured].

Lithomelissa mitra Bütschli, Petrushevskaya, 1971, pl. 44, figs. 1–2.

Remarks. Bütschli (1882) was the first to name and illustrate this species. In 1887, Haeckel provided a more detailed description but no additional illustrations. The specimens we observed compare favorably with the few specimens that have been previously illustrated.

Range. Late Miocene—Late Pliocene, EEP (Table 1).