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Pirumella cylindrica

Pirumella cylindrica (Pflaumann and Krasheninnikov, 1978, p.822, pl.5, figs.1a-c,2a-b,3a-c,4a-c) Lentin and Williams, 1993, p.517.

TYPE: Holotype: Pflaumann and Krasheninnikov, 1978, pl.5, figs.4a-c.

HISTORY: Originally Pithonella, subsequently Obliquipithonella, thirdly (and now) Pirumella.

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

AGE: Campanian-Maastrichtian.


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