The Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, southern Spain. Part 24: Dolicholatiridae and Fasciolariidae (Neogastropoda, Buccinoidea)

In this paper we continue to review the Buccinoidea of the Lower Piacenzian, Upper Pliocene of Estepona, southern Spain, with the description of the families Dolicholatiridae and Fasciolariidae. One species within the Dolicholatiridae is described: Dolicholatirus alboranensis nov. sp., and 13 within the Fasciolariidae, representing seven genera, of which one is new: Tarantinaea micalii nov. sp., and one is left in open nomenclature. This group is relatively thermophilic, and the assemblage of species is fairly typical for the tropical Pliocene Mediterranean-West African palaeobiogeographic province. The family Dolicholatiridae is reported in the Pliocene European assemblages and is another example of the relict Miocene taxa present in the Pliocene of Estepona.