Fossil Viviparidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Levant

Naomi Sivan, Joseph Heller*, Dirk Van Damme

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-219
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Conchology
Volume39
Issue number2
StatePublished - Nov 2006

Keywords

  • Bellamya
  • Fossil
  • Levant
  • Taxonomy
  • Viviparidae

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