Reussangia

Wells, 1937, p. 75

Type Species

Stylangia elegans Reuss, 1874, vol. 3, p. 11, pl. 42, fig. 1; Original Designation Wells, 1937, p. 75

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Eocene (Lutetian) of Italy (San Giovanni, Venezia).

The holotype of the type species is housed at GBA (Vienna) under 1874/003/0017.

Classification

• Family: Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851
• Genus: Cladangia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851, p. 119

Synonyms

• Stylangia Reuss, 1874, vol. 3, p. 11, pl. 42, fig. 1

Comparisons

Like Cladangia but has a columella that is formed by a single tubercle as in Rhizangia.

Remarks

The genus Styliangia Reuss, 1874, represents a junior homonym of Stylangia de Fromentel, 1867.

Distribution

• Southern Europe; Eocene

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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 09-Sep-2010 17:50.

Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns