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This list, 2016 in molluscan paleontology, is a list of new taxa of ammonites and other fossil cephalopods, as well as fossil gastropods, bivalves and other molluscs that will be described during the year 2016.

Ammonites

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Beyrichoceras jadarense[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A member of Maxigoniatitidae, a species of Beyrichoceras.
Druzeticia[1]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A goniatite of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Druzeticia decens.
Emileites callomoni[2]	Sp. nov	In press	Yin & Chandler	Middle Jurassic		China	A member of Otoitidae, a species of Emileites.
Entogonites bucheri[3]	Sp. nov	Valid	Klug, De Baets & Korn	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Morocco	A member of Entogonitidae, a species of Entogonites.
Entogonites serbicus[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A member of Entogonitidae, a species of Entogonites.
Gaudryceras brandyense[4]	Sp. nov	In press	Raffi & Olivero	Late Cretaceous (Campanian)	Santa Marta Formation	Antarctica
Gaudryceras rabotense[4]	Sp. nov	In press	Raffi & Olivero	Late Cretaceous (Campanian)	Rabot Formation Snow Hill Island Formation	Antarctica
Gaudryceras santamartense[4]	Sp. nov	In press	Raffi & Olivero	Late Cretaceous (Santonian-early Campanian)	Santa Marta Formation	Antarctica
Leiophyllites wakoi[5]	Sp. nov	Valid	Ehiro, Sasaki & Kano	Early Triassic (late Olenekian)	Osawa Formation	Japan
Mangoldiceras[6]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Yin & Chandler	Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian)		Italy	A member of Morphoceratidae. The type species is Mangoldiceras distefanoi.
Microderoceras nautilum[7]	Sp. nov	In press	Edmunds et al.	Early Jurassic (Sinemurian)		United Kingdom	An eoderoceratid ammonite, a species of Microderoceras.
Prolecanites stevanovici[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A member of Prolecanitaceae belonging to the family Prolecanitidae, a species of Prolecanites.
Promicroceras (Leptomicroceras) cowapi[7]	Subgen. et sp. nov	In press	Edmunds et al.	Early Jurassic (Sinemurian)		United Kingdom	An eoderoceratid ammonite, a subgenus and species of Promicroceras.
Protetragonites zuegeli[8]	Sp. nov	Valid	Maisch & Salfinger-Maisch	Late Jurassic (late Oxfordian)	Impressamergel Formation	Germany
Pseudokymatites tabulatus[5]	Sp. nov	Valid	Ehiro, Sasaki & Kano	Early Triassic (late Olenekian)	Osawa Formation	Japan
Pseudoteloceras[9]	Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov	In press	Pavia & Fernandez-Lopez	Middle Jurassic (early Bajocian)		France	A member of Stephanoceratidae. The type species is Pseudoteloceras crosillense; genus also includes new species Pseudoteloceras maerteni and Pseudoteloceras boursicoti, as well as Pseudoteloceras geometricum (Maubeuge).
Ubites divnae[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A member of Entogonitidae, a species of Ubites.
Ubites novaki[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Korn & Sudar	Carboniferous (Viséan)		Serbia	A member of Entogonitidae, a species of Ubites.

Other cephalopods

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Domatoceras collinsvillense[10]	Sp. nov	Valid	Niko & Mapes	Late Carboniferous (latest Desmoinesian)	Lost Branch Formation	United States ( Oklahoma)
Epistroboceras mangeri[11]	Sp. nov	Valid	Niko & Mapes	Early Carboniferous (middle Chesterian)	Fayetteville Formation	United States ( Arkansas)	A member of Trigonoceratidae, a species of Epistroboceras.
Heminautilus ? japonicus[12]	Sp. nov	Valid	Baudouin et al.	Early Cretaceous (late Barremian)		Japan	A nautiloid, possibly a species of Heminautilus.
Indonautilus innocens[13]	Sp. nov	Valid[14]	Pérez-Valera et al.	Middle Triassic (Ladinian)		Spain
Sepia juliebarborarum[15]	Sp. nov	Valid	Košt'ák et al.	Miocene (late Badenian)		Slovakia	A cuttlefish, a species of Sepia.
Sepia mikuzi[15]	Sp. nov	Valid	Košt'ák et al.	Miocene (middle Badenian)		Slovenia	A cuttlefish, a species of Sepia.
Valhallites tuberculatus[11]	Sp. nov	Valid	Niko & Mapes	Early Carboniferous (middle Chesterian)	Fayetteville Formation	United States ( Arkansas)	A member of Koninckioceratidae, a species of Valhallites.
Valhallites westforkensis[11]	Sp. nov	Valid	Niko & Mapes	Early Carboniferous (middle Chesterian)	Fayetteville Formation	United States ( Arkansas)	A member of Koninckioceratidae, a species of Valhallites.

Gastropods

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Ampullina pichinka[16]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cataldo & Lazo	Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian)	Agrio Formation	Argentina	A species of Ampullina.
Arabicolaria[17]	Gen. et comb. et sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Stylommatophora belonging to the family Vidaliellidae. The type species is "Limicolaria" omanensis Neubert & Van Damme (2012); genus also contains new species Arabicolaria arabica and possibly also Achatina sculpturata Neubert & Van Damme (2012).
Arabiella[17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Kadolsky, Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Truncatelloidea, possibly a member of Hydrobiidae. The type species is Arabiella arabica.
Bela? robusta[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, possibly a species of Bela.
Bela varovtsiana[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Bela.
Bernaya sixi[19]	Sp. nov	Valid	Pacaud & Robert	Eocene (Ypresian)		France	A species of Bernaya.
Caecum benhami[20]	Sp. nov	Valid	Goedert & Raines	Early Eocene	Crescent Formation	United States ( Washington)	A species of Caecum.
Caecum bensoni[20]	Sp. nov	Valid	Goedert & Raines	Latest Eocene or earliest Oligocene	Gries Ranch Formation	United States ( Washington)	A species of Caecum.
Cancellaria bajaensis[21]	Sp. nov	Valid	Perrilliat & Cristín	Late Paleocene		Mexico	A member of Cancellariidae, a species of Cancellaria.
Cancellaria paleocenica[21]	Sp. nov	Valid	Perrilliat & Cristín	Late Paleocene		Mexico	A member of Cancellariidae, a species of Cancellaria.
Carnevalea[17]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Ampullariidae. A new genus for "Lanistes" thaytinitiensis Neubert & Van Damme (2012).
Cerastus hyznyi[17]	Sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Cerastidae, a species of Cerastus.
Echinolittorina nielseni[22]	Sp. nov	Valid	Araya & Reid	Pleistocene		Chile	A species of Echinolittorina.
Eoquickia[17]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Succineidae. The type species is "Succinea" omanensis Neubert & Van Damme (2012).
Gastrocopta patagonica[23]	Sp. nov	Valid	Miquel & Rodriguez	Early Miocene		Argentina	A species of Gastrocopta.
Goniodomulus[17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Streptaxidae. The type species is Goniodomulus solaniformis.
Mangelia angulicosta[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Mangelia.
Mangelia larga[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Mangelia.
Mangelia odovychenae[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Mangelia.
Mangelia pseudorugulosa[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Mangelia.
Mesalia? kushea[16]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cataldo & Lazo	Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian)	Agrio Formation	Argentina	Possibly a species of Mesalia.
Omanifera[17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Nordsieck in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Clausiliidae. The type species is Omanifera euclista.
Omanillya[17]	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	Valid	Nordsieck in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Clausiliidae. The type species is Omanillya lunellifera; genus also contains Omanillya costellata.
Omanitopsis[17]	Gen. et comb. et sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Pomatiidae. The type species is "Cyclotopsis" praecursor Neubert & Van Damme (2012); genus also contains new species Omanitopsis vandammei.
Pacaudiella[17]	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Stylommatophora belonging to the family Vidaliellidae. The type species is Pacaudiella omanica; genus also contains Pacaudiella flammulata.
Palaeocyclotus kuehschelmi[17]	Sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Pomatiidae, a species of Palaeocyclotus.
Patagocharopa[23]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Miquel & Rodriguez	Early Miocene		Argentina	Probably a member of Charopidae. The type species is Patagocharopa enigmatica.
Pila neuberti[17]	Sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Ampullariidae, a species of Pila.
Platyceras (Platyceras) emmemmjae[24]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cook & Jell	Carboniferous (Tournaisian)		Australia	A member of Platyceratidae, a species of Platyceras.
Procyclotopsis eocenica[17]	Sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Pomatiidae, a species of Procyclotopsis.
Punctum patagonicum[23]	Sp. nov	Valid	Miquel & Rodriguez	Early Miocene		Argentina	A species of Punctum.
Pyrgocythara turrispiralata[18]	Sp. nov	In press	Scarponi et al.	Miocene (early Serravallian)	Pidhirtsi Beds	Ukraine	A member of Mangeliidae, a species of Pyrgocythara.
Pyrgulella[17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Harzhauser, Neubauer & Kadolsky in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Truncatelloidea, possibly a member of Hydrobiidae. The type species is Pyrgulella parva.
Salalahia[17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Kadolsky, Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al.	Eocene or Oligocene (Priabonian or early Rupelian)	Zalumah Formation	Oman	A member of Truncatelloidea, possibly a member of Hydrobiidae. The type species is Salalahia thaytinitiensis.
Zilchogyra miocenica[23]	Sp. nov	Valid	Miquel & Rodriguez	Early Miocene		Argentina	A species of Zilchogyra.

Other molluscs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Arabitrigonia pillayi[25]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cooper	Early Cretaceous (late Albian)	Mzinene Formation	South Africa	A bivalve belonging to the family Pterotrigoniidae, a species of Arabitrigonia.
Arabitrigonia schneideri[25]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cooper	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)		Lebanon	A bivalve belonging to the family Pterotrigoniidae, a species of Arabitrigonia.
Asturianaia[26]	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	In press	Delvene et al.	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)		Spain	A bivalve belonging to the group Unionoida. Genus includes Asturianaia colunghensis and Asturianaia lastrensis.
Ataviaconcha[27]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Hryniewicz et al.	Devonian (c. 390 Mya)		Morocco	A modiomorphid bivalve. The type species is Ataviaconcha wendti.
Breviarca baghensis[28]	Sp. nov	Valid	Kumar et al.	Late Cretaceous (Turonian)		India	A bivalve belonging to the subfamily Noetiinae, a species of Breviarca.
Coxitrigonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)		Australia	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Trigonia" moorei Lycett in Moore (1870).
Crassatella pedroi[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Eocene (early Priabonian)	Pisco Basin	Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Crassatella.
Crassatella portelli[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Early Oligocene	Suwannee Limestone	United States ( Florida)	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Crassatella.
Crassatella rafaeli[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Eocene (early Priabonian)	Pisco Basin	Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Crassatella.
Dystactella? eisenmanni[27]	Sp. nov	Valid	Hryniewicz et al.	Devonian (c. 390 Mya)		Morocco	A solemyid bivalve, possibly a species of Dystactella.
Europicardium hoernesi[31]	Sp. nov	Valid	La Perna	Miocene		Austria	A cockle, a species of Europicardium.
Galeacalvus[32]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Jacquet & Brock	Early Cambrian	Hawker Group	Australia	A helcionelloid. The type species is Galeacalvus coronarius.
Ghuneriella[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Jurassic		India	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Trigonia" spissicostata Kitchin (1903).
Gnesioceramus mowriensis[33]	Sp. nov	Valid	Walaszczyk & Cobban	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Mowry Shale	United States	An inoceramid bivalve; a species of Gnesioceramus.
Helcionella histosia[32]	Sp. nov	In press	Jacquet & Brock	Early Cambrian	Hawker Group	Australia	A helcionelloid, a species of Helcionella.
Huncalotis[34]	Gen. et sp. et comb. nov	In press	Damborenea & Leanza	Late Jurassic	Vaca Muerta Formation	Argentina  Peru?	A pectinoid bivalve. The type species is Huncalotis millaini; genus might also include "Obliquipecten" peruanum Rivera.
Hybolophus disenum[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Late Eocene or early Oligocene	Mirador or Mancora Formation	Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Hybolophus.
Hybolophus maleficae[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Miocene (Serravallian)	Pisco Formation	Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Hybolophus.
Hybolophus terrestris[30]	Sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Miocene (Tortonian to Messinian)	Pisco Basin	Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae; a species of Hybolophus.
Ilsanella enallaxa[32]	Sp. nov	In press	Jacquet & Brock	Early Cambrian	Hawker Group	Australia	A helcionelloid, a species of Ilsanella.
Kalolophus[30]	Gen. et comb. nov	In press	DeVries	Miocene to recent		Jamaica  Mexico  Panama  United States  Venezuela	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae. The type species is "Crassatellites" chipolanus Dall (1903); genus also includes fossil taxa "Crassatellites" densus Dall (1900), "Crassatellites" jamaicensis Dall (1903), "Eucrassatella" mansfieldi MacNeil (1936) and "Crassatellites" mediamericanus Brown and Pilsbry (1913), as well as extant species "Crassatella" antillarum Reeve (1842) and "Crassatella" speciosa Adams (1854).
Kellygonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Jurassic		India	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Trigonia" cardiniiformis Kitchin (1903).
Kitchingonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous		India  Papua New Guinea	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Trigonia" trapeziformis Kitchin (1903); genus also includes "Trigonia" dhosaensis Kitchin (1903) and "Eselaevitrigonia" tyna Skwarko (1981).
Maragonia[35]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Cretaceous		Australia	A bivalve belonging to the family Trigoniidae. The type species is "Nototrigonia" ponticula Skwarko (1963).
Margaritifera? lagriega[26]	Sp. nov	In press	Delvene et al.	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)		Spain	A bivalve belonging to the group Unionoida; possibly a species of Margaritifera.
Minastirithella[32]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Jacquet & Brock	Early Cambrian	Hawker Group	Australia	A helcionelloid. The type species is Minastirithella silivreni.
Mujanaia[26]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Delvene et al.	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)		Spain	A bivalve belonging to the group Unionoida. The type species is Mujanaia abeuensis.
Nambangonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Late Jurassic		Tanzania	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Trigonia (Indotrigonia)" vstriata Aitken (1961).
Neopisthotrigonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper	Cretaceous		Australia	A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae. The type species is "Opisthotrigonia" roperi Skwarko (1963).
Nuculopsis guangxiensis[36]	Sp. nov	In press	Yang et al.	Permian-Triassic boundary		China	A bivalve, a species of Nuculopsis.
Palaeolima fangi[36]	Sp. nov	In press	Yang et al.	Permian-Triassic boundary		China	A bivalve, a species of Palaeolima.
Papuagonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper				A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae.
Paraglans lydiae[37]	Sp. nov	Valid	Pacaud & Merle	Paleocene (Danian)		France	A bivalve belonging to the family Carditidae; a species of Paraglans.
Parallelodon changhsingensis[36]	Sp. nov	In press	Yang et al.	Permian-Triassic boundary		China	A bivalve, a species of Parallelodon.
Pleurotrigonia jacobseni[35]	Sp. nov	Valid	Cooper	Cretaceous			A bivalve belonging to the family Trigoniidae, a species of Pleurotrigonia.
Posidonioceramus[33]	Gen. et comb. et sp. nov	Valid	Walaszczyk & Cobban	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)		Canada  United States	An inoceramid bivalve. Genus includes new species Posidonioceramus merewetheri, as well as Posidonioceramus goodrichensis (McLearn, 1943), Posidonioceramus moberliensis (McLearn, 1943), Posidonioceramus nahwisi (McLearn, 1943), Posidonioceramus athabaskensis (McLearn, 1943) and Posidonioceramus dunveganensis (McLearn, 1926).
Querandigonia[29]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Cooper				A bivalve belonging to the family Pleurotrigoniidae.
Tilicrassatella[30]	Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov	In press	DeVries	Oligocene (Chattian) to Miocene (Langhian)		Chile  Peru	A bivalve belonging to the family Crassatellidae. The type species is "Crassatellites" ponderosa Philippi (1887); genus also includes new species T. torrens and T. sanmartini.
‘Unio’ asturianus[26]	Sp. nov	In press	Delvene et al.	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)		Spain	A bivalve belonging to the group Unionoida; possibly a species of Unio.
Vanhoepenella[35]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Cooper	Early Cretaceous (late Albian)	Mzinene Formation	South Africa	A bivalve belonging to the family Trigoniidae. The type species is Vanhoepenella brendae.
Venericardia elisabethae[37]	Sp. nov	Valid	Pacaud & Merle	Paleocene (Danian)		France	A bivalve belonging to the family Carditidae; a species of Venericardia.

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