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Pirumella cookii

Pirumella cookii (Bolli, 1974, p.856, pl.6, figs.9-12; pl.18, figs.3-9; pl.23, fig.6) Lentin and Williams, 1993, p.517.

TYPE: Holotype: Bolli, 1974, pl.6, fig.9; pl.23, fig.6.

HISTORY: Originally Pithonella, subsequently Obliquipithonella, thirdly Orthopithonella (combination not validly published), fourthly (and now) Pirumella.

COMMENTS: Willems (1992, p.160) considered Pithonella (as Obliquipithonella, now Pirumella to be the possible taxonomic senior synonym of this species.

AGE: Coniacian-Santonian.


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