Pseudoterebellum saudiensis ( Abbass, 1972 ) (Abbass, 1972)

Maxwell, Stephen J., Rymer, Tasmin L. & Congdon, Bradley C., 2021, Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: A revision of Seraphsidae Jung, 1974 (Gastropoda: Neostromboidae), Zootaxa 4990 (3), pp. 401-453 : 434

Pseudoterebellum saudiensis ( Abbass, 1972)

Figure 8C

1972 Terebellum saudiensis Abbass , p. 53, pl. V, figs. 1–2.

Type material. Holotype — ASU S53 . The type specimen measures 25 mm in length, and the width is indeterminable due to the quality of material with main body whorl missing ( Abbass 1972).

Type locality. Ash Sharqiyda , Saudi Arabia [Ypresian] .

Diagnosis. The spire is narrow and comprises one third of the shell height. The suture is shallow and linear. The teleoconch possesses 6 axial cords separated by narrower grooves. The body whorl is narrow, with straight sides that contract anteriorly. The aperture is narrow, and the labrum is parallel to the sides of the body whorl.

Distribution. EOCENE—Ypresian— Saudi Arabia Ash Sharqiyda ( Abbass 1972).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Pseudoterebellum new genus and Terebellum Röding, 1798. A. Pseudoterebellum diversiornatum (Eames, 1952), holotype, NHMUK GG68239, length 10.1 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 14, figs. 12–14). B. Pseudoterebellum oympiae (Rolando, 2001), holotype, MGPD 28168, length 20.9 mm (Rolando 2001, fig. 2). C. Pseudoterebellum saudiensis (Abbass, 1972), holotype, ASU S53, length 25 mm (Abbass 1972, pl. V, figs. 1, 2). D. Terebellum cinctum Martin, 1916, holotype, RGM St10337, length 34.7 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 13, figs. 4, 6). E. Terebellum obtusum Sowerby, 1840, holotype, NHMUK GG21000, length 42.2 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 13, figs. 17, 18). F. Terebellum papilliferum Martin, 1916, lectotype, RGM St10339, length 28 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 13, figs. 9, 11).