366 The genus Lepicythara from the Neogene and Pleistocene of America

The genus Lepicythara (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the Neogene and Pleistocene of Tropical America - BAP #366 The shallow to moderately deep water turrid genus Lepicythara is restricted to the Neogene and Pleistocene of tropical America including Florida. So far the genus consists of 22 species, twelve of which are specifically identified, five are identified by means of open nomenclature, and five are characterized by letters. Four species are described as new: L. higensis from the Pleistocene of Pacific Costa Rica, L. lopenzana from the late Early to Middle Miocene Baitoa Formation of the northern Dominican Republic, L. paradisclusa from the Early Pliocene Springvale Formation of the Central Range of Trinidad, and L. toroensis from the Early Pliocine Shark Hole Point Formation of the Valiente Peninsula, Province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. The geographic distribution of the species is irregular. Of the 13 areas of occurrence six are situated in Panama and Costa Rica. The amount