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Authors	F.P. Wesselingh, O. Macsotay
Title	A Miocene molluscan faunule from Caucagua (Miranda State, Venezuela), with the description of a new species of Tryonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
Journal	Cainozoic Research
Volume	4
Year	2006
Issue	1-2
Pages	61-65
ISSN	1570-0399
Keywords	Miocene; Venezuela; Gastropoda; Tryonia; new species; Cumaca Formation
Abstract	A molluscan faunule from the Miocene Cumaca Formation of the western margin of the Tuy Basin (Venezuela) is described. The fauna yields two species of freshwater snails and a single terrestrial snail species. Tryonia vivasi nov. spec. is described from the fauna, and its biogeographical significance is discussed.
Classification	42.73 ; 38.22
Document type	article
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