Abstract
Today there are no representatives of the freshwater family Viviparidae in the Levant but Pliocene-Pleistocene remains are abundant. This conchometric study explores their taxonomical position within the family. All Levantine fossils are here assigned to the African-Asian sub-family Bellamyinae and not to the Eurasian-N. American sub-family Viviparinae on the basis of their high apex and high conicality index. Two genera are recognized: Bellamya with three species and a new genus, Apameaus, with one species.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-219 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Conchology |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Bellamya
- Fossil
- Levant
- Taxonomy
- Viviparidae