<figureCitationid="131C2A49FFCFE42FFB88FF21FBFDFEA2"box="[1072,1148,247,273]"captionStart="FIG"captionStartId="40.[132,143,1849,1866]"captionTargetBox="[166,1424,259,1693]"captionTargetId="figure-226@40.[703,1243,828,1398]"captionTargetPageId="40"captionText="FIG. 22. — Species of the informal group Jsowerbyia-Beyregrex n. gen.-Pseudotrophonopsis n. gen.: A, B, Jsowerbya sexdentata (Sowerby, 1823), BMNH GG22673 (Burton coll.), Colwell Bay, Wight Island, England, late Eocene (Priabonian); C, D, Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1870), n. comb., MNHN.F.J02576 (figured specimen of Cossmann & Pissarro 1911: pl. 35, fig.169-14), Sarron, Oise, Paris Basin, France, early Eocene (Ypresian); E, F, B. hantoniensis (Edwards, 1866),n. comb.,Morton coll., Middle Headon Brockenhurst bed, Whitecliff Bay, Wight Island, England,late Eocene (Priabonian); G, H, B. pereger (Beyrich, 1854), n. comb.,MNHN.F.A90561 (Lozouet & Maestrati coll.), Auvers-Saint-Georges,Essonne,Paris Basin,France, early Oligocene (Rupelian); I-L, Pseudotrophonopsis defossa (Pilkington, 1804), n. comb.: I, J, MNHN.F.J17634 (Cossmann coll.), Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, middle Eocene (Bartonian); K, A. Smith coll. (juvenile specimen), upper Barton bed H, Barton Highcliffe; L, MNHN.F.A90560 (Munier-Chalmas coll.), Le Vouast, Oise, late Eocene (Priabonian). Scale bars: A-J, L, 5 mm; K, 1 mm. Credits: A, B, D. Serrette (MNHN); C, D, G-J, L, P. Loubry (MNHN/CNRS); E-F, K, A. Morton."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13985815"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13985815/files/figure.png"pageId="41"pageNumber="534">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFBDCFEABFB70FE26"author="BEYRICH E."box="[1124,1265,381,405]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="408 - 500"refId="ref42899"refString="BEYRICH E. 1854. - Die Conchylien des norddeutschen Tertiargebirges. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 6: 408 - 500, 726 - 781. https: // www. digitale-sammlungen. de / de / view / bsb 10283013"type="journal article"year="1854">Beyrich, 1854</bibRefCitation>
<figureCitationid="131C2A49FFCFE42FFC8DFE64FC31FE79"box="[821,944,434,458]"captionStart="FIG"captionStartId="40.[132,143,1849,1866]"captionTargetBox="[166,1424,259,1693]"captionTargetId="figure-226@40.[703,1243,828,1398]"captionTargetPageId="40"captionText="FIG. 22. — Species of the informal group Jsowerbyia-Beyregrex n. gen.-Pseudotrophonopsis n. gen.: A, B, Jsowerbya sexdentata (Sowerby, 1823), BMNH GG22673 (Burton coll.), Colwell Bay, Wight Island, England, late Eocene (Priabonian); C, D, Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1870), n. comb., MNHN.F.J02576 (figured specimen of Cossmann & Pissarro 1911: pl. 35, fig.169-14), Sarron, Oise, Paris Basin, France, early Eocene (Ypresian); E, F, B. hantoniensis (Edwards, 1866),n. comb.,Morton coll., Middle Headon Brockenhurst bed, Whitecliff Bay, Wight Island, England,late Eocene (Priabonian); G, H, B. pereger (Beyrich, 1854), n. comb.,MNHN.F.A90561 (Lozouet & Maestrati coll.), Auvers-Saint-Georges,Essonne,Paris Basin,France, early Oligocene (Rupelian); I-L, Pseudotrophonopsis defossa (Pilkington, 1804), n. comb.: I, J, MNHN.F.J17634 (Cossmann coll.), Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, middle Eocene (Bartonian); K, A. Smith coll. (juvenile specimen), upper Barton bed H, Barton Highcliffe; L, MNHN.F.A90560 (Munier-Chalmas coll.), Le Vouast, Oise, late Eocene (Priabonian). Scale bars: A-J, L, 5 mm; K, 1 mm. Credits: A, B, D. Serrette (MNHN); C, D, G-J, L, P. Loubry (MNHN/CNRS); E-F, K, A. Morton."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13985815"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13985815/files/figure.png"pageId="41"pageNumber="534">Fig. 22G, H</figureCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC95FE2AFC36FDA7"author="BEYRICH E."box="[813,951,508,532]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="408 - 500"refId="ref42899"refString="BEYRICH E. 1854. - Die Conchylien des norddeutschen Tertiargebirges. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 6: 408 - 500, 726 - 781. https: // www. digitale-sammlungen. de / de / view / bsb 10283013"type="journal article"year="1854">Beyrich, 1854</bibRefCitation>
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and using Bey (from Beyrich), the letters reg (from
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFB70FD90FAC1FDED"author="CAREZ L."box="[1224,1344,582,606]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="637 - 641"refId="ref43315"refString="CAREZ L. 1879. - Description d'especes nouvelles du bassin de Paris. Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France serie 3, 7: 637 - 641."type="journal article"year="1879">Carez, 1879</bibRefCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC7AFDB7FBCDFDCA"author="WRIGLEY A."box="[962,1100,609,633]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="91 - 115"refId="ref49157"refString="WRIGLEY A. 1930. - Notes on English Eocene and Oligocene Mollusca with descriptions of new species. IV - The Muricidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 19: 91 - 115."type="journal article"year="1930">Wrigley, 1930</bibRefCitation>
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], London and Paris Basins, Paleocene (Thanetian) to Early Eocene (Ypresian) (
<figureCitationid="131C2A49FFCFE42FFB0EFDADFAACFD20"box="[1206,1325,635,659]"captionStart="FIG"captionStartId="40.[132,143,1849,1866]"captionTargetBox="[166,1424,259,1693]"captionTargetId="figure-226@40.[703,1243,828,1398]"captionTargetPageId="40"captionText="FIG. 22. — Species of the informal group Jsowerbyia-Beyregrex n. gen.-Pseudotrophonopsis n. gen.: A, B, Jsowerbya sexdentata (Sowerby, 1823), BMNH GG22673 (Burton coll.), Colwell Bay, Wight Island, England, late Eocene (Priabonian); C, D, Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1870), n. comb., MNHN.F.J02576 (figured specimen of Cossmann & Pissarro 1911: pl. 35, fig.169-14), Sarron, Oise, Paris Basin, France, early Eocene (Ypresian); E, F, B. hantoniensis (Edwards, 1866),n. comb.,Morton coll., Middle Headon Brockenhurst bed, Whitecliff Bay, Wight Island, England,late Eocene (Priabonian); G, H, B. pereger (Beyrich, 1854), n. comb.,MNHN.F.A90561 (Lozouet & Maestrati coll.), Auvers-Saint-Georges,Essonne,Paris Basin,France, early Oligocene (Rupelian); I-L, Pseudotrophonopsis defossa (Pilkington, 1804), n. comb.: I, J, MNHN.F.J17634 (Cossmann coll.), Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, middle Eocene (Bartonian); K, A. Smith coll. (juvenile specimen), upper Barton bed H, Barton Highcliffe; L, MNHN.F.A90560 (Munier-Chalmas coll.), Le Vouast, Oise, late Eocene (Priabonian). Scale bars: A-J, L, 5 mm; K, 1 mm. Credits: A, B, D. Serrette (MNHN); C, D, G-J, L, P. Loubry (MNHN/CNRS); E-F, K, A. Morton."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13985815"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13985815/files/figure.png"pageId="41"pageNumber="534">Fig. 22C, D</figureCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC57FD40FB1FFD1E"author="LOWRY J. W. & ETHERIDGE R. & EDWARDS F. E."box="[1007,1182,661,686]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"refId="ref46148"refString="LOWRY J. W., ETHERIDGE R. & EDWARDS F. E. 1866. - Chart of the Characteristic British Tertiary fossils, stratigraphically arranged. Tennant & Stanford, London, 4 pls. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 51308319"type="journal volume"year="1866">
<figureCitationid="131C2A49FFCFE42FFB88FD66FB22FD7B"box="[1072,1187,688,712]"captionStart="FIG"captionStartId="40.[132,143,1849,1866]"captionTargetBox="[166,1424,259,1693]"captionTargetId="figure-226@40.[703,1243,828,1398]"captionTargetPageId="40"captionText="FIG. 22. — Species of the informal group Jsowerbyia-Beyregrex n. gen.-Pseudotrophonopsis n. gen.: A, B, Jsowerbya sexdentata (Sowerby, 1823), BMNH GG22673 (Burton coll.), Colwell Bay, Wight Island, England, late Eocene (Priabonian); C, D, Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1870), n. comb., MNHN.F.J02576 (figured specimen of Cossmann & Pissarro 1911: pl. 35, fig.169-14), Sarron, Oise, Paris Basin, France, early Eocene (Ypresian); E, F, B. hantoniensis (Edwards, 1866),n. comb.,Morton coll., Middle Headon Brockenhurst bed, Whitecliff Bay, Wight Island, England,late Eocene (Priabonian); G, H, B. pereger (Beyrich, 1854), n. comb.,MNHN.F.A90561 (Lozouet & Maestrati coll.), Auvers-Saint-Georges,Essonne,Paris Basin,France, early Oligocene (Rupelian); I-L, Pseudotrophonopsis defossa (Pilkington, 1804), n. comb.: I, J, MNHN.F.J17634 (Cossmann coll.), Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, middle Eocene (Bartonian); K, A. Smith coll. (juvenile specimen), upper Barton bed H, Barton Highcliffe; L, MNHN.F.A90560 (Munier-Chalmas coll.), Le Vouast, Oise, late Eocene (Priabonian). Scale bars: A-J, L, 5 mm; K, 1 mm. Credits: A, B, D. Serrette (MNHN); C, D, G-J, L, P. Loubry (MNHN/CNRS); E-F, K, A. Morton."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13985815"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13985815/files/figure.png"pageId="41"pageNumber="534">Fig. 22E, F</figureCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFA9CFD66FA2EFD7B"author="BEYRICH E."box="[1316,1455,688,712]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="408 - 500"refId="ref42899"refString="BEYRICH E. 1854. - Die Conchylien des norddeutschen Tertiargebirges. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 6: 408 - 500, 726 - 781. https: // www. digitale-sammlungen. de / de / view / bsb 10283013"type="journal article"year="1854">Beyrich, 1854</bibRefCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFB92FD1CFB57FD51"author="SANDBERGER C. L. F."box="[1066,1238,714,738]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="153 - 232"refId="ref48585"refString="SANDBERGER C. L. F. 1861. - Die conchylien des Mainzer Tertiar-beckens. Heft 5 - 6, C. W. Kreidel, Wiesbaden, 153 - 232."type="book chapter"year="1861">Sandberger, 1861</bibRefCitation>
<figureCitationid="131C2A49FFCFE42FFBBDFD29FBFBFCAB"box="[1029,1146,767,792]"captionStart="FIG"captionStartId="40.[132,143,1849,1866]"captionTargetBox="[166,1424,259,1693]"captionTargetId="figure-226@40.[703,1243,828,1398]"captionTargetPageId="40"captionText="FIG. 22. — Species of the informal group Jsowerbyia-Beyregrex n. gen.-Pseudotrophonopsis n. gen.: A, B, Jsowerbya sexdentata (Sowerby, 1823), BMNH GG22673 (Burton coll.), Colwell Bay, Wight Island, England, late Eocene (Priabonian); C, D, Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1870), n. comb., MNHN.F.J02576 (figured specimen of Cossmann & Pissarro 1911: pl. 35, fig.169-14), Sarron, Oise, Paris Basin, France, early Eocene (Ypresian); E, F, B. hantoniensis (Edwards, 1866),n. comb.,Morton coll., Middle Headon Brockenhurst bed, Whitecliff Bay, Wight Island, England,late Eocene (Priabonian); G, H, B. pereger (Beyrich, 1854), n. comb.,MNHN.F.A90561 (Lozouet & Maestrati coll.), Auvers-Saint-Georges,Essonne,Paris Basin,France, early Oligocene (Rupelian); I-L, Pseudotrophonopsis defossa (Pilkington, 1804), n. comb.: I, J, MNHN.F.J17634 (Cossmann coll.), Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, middle Eocene (Bartonian); K, A. Smith coll. (juvenile specimen), upper Barton bed H, Barton Highcliffe; L, MNHN.F.A90560 (Munier-Chalmas coll.), Le Vouast, Oise, late Eocene (Priabonian). Scale bars: A-J, L, 5 mm; K, 1 mm. Credits: A, B, D. Serrette (MNHN); C, D, G-J, L, P. Loubry (MNHN/CNRS); E-F, K, A. Morton."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13985815"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13985815/files/figure.png"pageId="41"pageNumber="534">Fig. 22G, H</figureCitation>
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC3FFC99FB07FCD4"author="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A."box="[903,1158,847,871]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="71 - 144"refId="ref43770"refString="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A. 1924. - Conchologie neogenique de l'Aquitaine (Species n ° 707 - 762). Actes de la Societe linneenne de Bordeaux 75 (2): 71 - 144."type="journal article"year="1924">Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924</bibRefCitation>
. — Biconic teleoconch with subangular whorls. D1 well developed. P6 not atrophied. IP weak, ADP, MP present. Varices formed by 1-3 lamellae abaxially turned on the early whorls, occasionally reinforced by several lamellae on the succeeding whorls. P1 spine short. Shoulder sinus widely open, short, moderately deep. Posterior sinus on sutural ramp shallow.Columellar lip usually smooth.
in having a deeper shoulder sinus, more lamellose varices, and a smooth columellar lip.
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in having rounded whorls, strong secondary cords of equal strength to the primary cords, and numerous split internal denticles within the outer lip (D1 to D5). Represented by five species,
is the most diverse genus of the group. It extends from the Anglo-Parisian late Paleocene/early Eocene with
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC25FA65FBAEFA7E"author="CAREZ L."box="[925,1071,1459,1485]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="637 - 641"refId="ref43315"refString="CAREZ L. 1879. - Description d'especes nouvelles du bassin de Paris. Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France serie 3, 7: 637 - 641."type="journal article"year="1879">Carez, 1879</bibRefCitation>
to the Early Miocene (Burdigalian) from the Aquitaine Basin with
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC8CFA25FBDBF9BE"author="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A."box="[820,1114,1523,1549]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="71 - 144"refId="ref43770"refString="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A. 1924. - Conchologie neogenique de l'Aquitaine (Species n ° 707 - 762). Actes de la Societe linneenne de Bordeaux 75 (2): 71 - 144."type="journal article"year="1924">Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924</bibRefCitation>
)
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.
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFCF5F945FBA7F91F"author="LOWRY J. W. & ETHERIDGE R. & EDWARDS F. E."box="[845,1062,1682,1709]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"refId="ref46148"refString="LOWRY J. W., ETHERIDGE R. & EDWARDS F. E. 1866. - Chart of the Characteristic British Tertiary fossils, stratigraphically arranged. Tennant & Stanford, London, 4 pls. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 51308319"type="journal volume"year="1866">
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFBA4F964FB41F97E"author="BEYRICH E."box="[1052,1216,1714,1741]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="408 - 500"refId="ref42899"refString="BEYRICH E. 1854. - Die Conchylien des norddeutschen Tertiargebirges. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 6: 408 - 500, 726 - 781. https: // www. digitale-sammlungen. de / de / view / bsb 10283013"type="journal article"year="1854">Beyrich, 1854</bibRefCitation>
(at Glimmerode) but is also recorded in the Rupelian of the Paris Basin (
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFC67F8A7FBE1F838"author="MERLE D."box="[991,1120,1905,1931]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"refId="ref46629"refString="MERLE D. 1999. - La radiation des Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) au Paleogene: approche phylogenetique et evolutive. Unpublished PhD thesis, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 499 p."type="book"year="1999">
<taxonomicNameid="4C274D4FFFCFE42FFC67F8A7FBA1F838"authorityName="Merle & Pacaud & Ledon & Goret"authorityYear="2024"box="[991,1056,1905,1931]"class="Gastropoda"family="Muricidae"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="41"pageNumber="543"phylum="Mollusca"rank="subFamily"status="subfam. nov."subFamily="Merle">Merle</taxonomicName>
1999
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;
<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFBD7F8A4FA8BF838"author="LOZOUET P."box="[1135,1290,1905,1932]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"refId="ref46076"refString="LOZOUET P. (coord.) 2012. - Stratotype Stampien. Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris; Biotope, Meze, 464 p. (coll. Patrimoine geologique; 4)."type="book"year="2012">Lozouet 2012</bibRefCitation>
). For the Neogene,
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<bibRefCitationid="EFB64B3DFFCFE42FFBBFF847FABAF818"author="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A."box="[1031,1339,1937,1964]"pageId="41"pageNumber="534"pagination="71 - 144"refId="ref43770"refString="COSSMANN M. & PEYROT A. 1924. - Conchologie neogenique de l'Aquitaine (Species n ° 707 - 762). Actes de la Societe linneenne de Bordeaux 75 (2): 71 - 144."type="journal article"year="1924">Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924</bibRefCitation>
)
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from the Burdigalian of the Aquitaine Basin demonstrates that the genus was not restricted to northern Europe.