Proparrella aff. darienensis, Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2024

Schwarzhans, Werner W. & Aguilera, Orangel A., 2024, Otoliths of the Gobiidae from the Neogene of tropical America, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (13) 143 (1), pp. 1-129 : 47

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00302-5
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/492D87AA-FF85-FFCA-018C-FA7066F5FEF8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Proparrella aff. darienensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Proparrella aff. darienensis n. sp.

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Material 4 specimens Zanclean, Cubagua FM , above Cerro Negro Member , Venezuela, PPP 2568 (figured specimens NMB P15583-85 View Materials ) .

Discussion A few specimens from the Zanclean of the Cubagua FM in Venezuela differ from the typical P. darienensis specimens in the relatively short sulcus (OL:SuL = 2.0–2.2 vs 1.5–1.75) which may indicate the presence of a further species of Proparrella . However, the few specimens are only 1.1 to 1.4 mm in length and therefore do not warrant a clear definition.