2012 in molluscan paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes
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Acilia ? basistriata Sp . nov Valid Nützel , Aghababalou & Senowbari-Daryan Late Triassic ( Norian ) Nayband Formation Iran A prostyliferid gastropod , possibly a species of Acilia
Acteonina koizumii Sp . nov Valid Nützel & Nakazawa Permian ( Capitanian ) Akasaka Limestone Japan A member of Acteoninidae , a species of Acteonina
Admetula valientensis Sp . nov Valid Landau , Petit & Da Silva Miocene ( Messinian ) Nancy Point Formation Panama A cancellariid gastropod , a species of Admetula
Agatrix agathe Sp . nov Valid Landau , Petit & Da Silva Miocene Gatun Formation Panama A cancellariid gastropod , a species of Agatrix
Akasakiella Gen. et comb . nov Valid Nützel & Nakazawa Permian ( Capitanian ) Akasaka Limestone Japan A member of Goniasmatidae ; a new genus for Murchisonia yabei Hayasaka ( 1943 )
Alvania laurae Sp . nov Valid Brunetti & Vecchi Pleistocene Italy A species of Alvania
Alvania leopardiana Sp . nov Valid Brunetti & Vecchi Pleistocene Italy A species of Alvania
Alvania nitida Sp . nov Valid Brunetti & Vecchi Pleistocene Italy A species of Alvania
Alvania pseudohispidula Sp . nov Valid Brunetti & Vecchi Pleistocene Italy A species of Alvania
Alvania ziliolii Sp . nov Valid Brunetti & Vecchi Pleistocene Italy A species of Alvania
Ameranna minuscula Sp . nov Valid Landau & Vermeij Early Pliocene Gurabo Formation Dominican Republic A member of Buccinidae , a species of Ameranna
Ameranna primitiva Sp . nov Valid Landau & Vermeij Miocene ( late Burdigalian ) Cantaure Formation Venezuela A member of Buccinidae , a species of Ameranna
Amphitrochus balinensis Sp . nov Valid Gründel Middle Jurassic Poland A turbinid , a species of Amphitrochus
Amphitrochus kahlenbergensis Sp . nov Valid Gründel et al Middle Jurassic Germany A member of Nododelphinulidae ; originally described as a species of Amphitrochus , subsequently transferred to the genus Nododelphinula
Ananias riccardii Sp . nov Valid Pinilla Early Permian Argentina An eotomariid gastropod , a species of Ananias
Anematina parva Sp . nov Valid Nützel & Nakazawa Permian ( Capitanian ) Akasaka Limestone Japan A member of Elasmonematidae , a species of Anematina
Angulasina Gen. et comb . nov Valid Gründel Middle Jurassic Western Europe A pseudomelaniid gastropod , a new genus for Chemnitzia heterocycla Eudes-Deslongchamps ( 1866 ) and a few other species
Anomphalus japonicus Sp . nov Valid Nützel & Nakazawa Permian ( Capitanian ) Akasaka Limestone Japan A member of Anomphalidae , a species of Anomphalus
Anoptychia ? luxemburgensis Sp . nov Valid Gründel Early Bajocian Luxembourg An anoptychiid gastropod , possibly a species of Anoptychia
Newly named gastropods
This list, 2012 in molluscan paleontology, is a list of new taxa of ammonites and other fossil cephalopods, as well as fossil gastropods and bivalves that have been described during the year 2012.