Pithonella melloi

*melloi (Keupp, 1990) Williams and Fensome, 2016, p.141.  Holotype: Keupp, 1990, pl.14, figs.1–3.  NOW Pithonella.  Originally Wallia, subsequently (and now) Pithonella.  Taxonomic junior synonym: Wallia jakei (name not validly published), according to Keupp (1990, p.49).  This combination was not validly published in Wendler et al. (2013, p.1098) as the basionym was not fully cited.  Age: middle Campanian.

Parent: Pithonella