Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
Alternative combinations: Cerithium geslini, Faunus (Melanatria) geslini, Melanatria geslini, Melania (Melanoides) geslini, Melania geslini
Synonyms: Cerithium (Pyrazus) pyramidatus Deshayes 1833, Cerithium pyramidatum Deshayes 1833, Jponsia pyramidatus Deshayes 1833, Potamides (Pyrazus) pyramidatus Deshayes 1833
Belongs to Jponsia according to J. -M. Pacaud and M. Harzhauser 2012
See also Cossmann 1889, Cossmann 1909 and Pacaud and Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Jponsia cuvieri, Jponsia vulcanica
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Turkey (1 collection)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Turkey (1)
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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