Paraseraphs praecedens Caze, Merle, Pacaud

Paraseraphs praecedens Caze, Merle, Pacaud & Saint Martin, 2010 Figure 7F 2010 Paraseraphs praecedens Caze et al., p. 460, figs. 29E, F. Type material. Holotype — MNHN A05707. The type measures 19 mm in length, with a width of 7 mm (Caze et al. 2010). Type locality. Abbencourt, France [Thanetian]. Diagnosis. The shell is small and smooth, with a distinct suture and a short blunt teleoconch. The aperture is narrow and long. Distribution. PALEOCENE—Thanetian— France Abbecourt, Oise (Caze et al. 2010). Remarks. This taxon is the oldest member of Paraseraphs and the smallest of the genus.Published as part of Maxwell, Stephen J., Rymer, Tasmin L. & Congdon, Bradley C., 2021, Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: A revision of Seraphsidae Jung, 1974 (Gastropoda: Neostromboidae), pp. 401-453 in Zootaxa 4990 (3) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4990.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/502677