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This list records new taxa of fossil molluscs that were announced or described in 2026. Other peer-reviewed publications on discoveries related to paleomalacology which occurred in that year are also detailed here.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Mitta in Mitta, Zenina & Meleshin | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A member of the family Cardioceratidae. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Parent & Garrido | Jurassic-Cretaceous transition | A member of the family Himalayitidae. The type species is L. almanzaensis; genus also includes "Berriasella" steinmanni Krantz (1926). The generic name is shared with Leonardia Canefri (1890) and Leonardia Mearns (1905). | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Katian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Sandbian or Katian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Katian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Sandbian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Katian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger | Ordovician (Katian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sugiura et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) | A member of Decabrachia of uncertain affinities, with a morphology intermediate between those of members of Sepiida and Sepiolida. The type species is U. rotundata. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | A member of the family Monopleuridae. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Pacaud in Pacaud et al. | Eocene | A species of Cyathodonta ; a replacement name for Thracia rugosa Bellardi (1852). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pacaud et al. | Eocene | A species of Cyathodonta. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Monopleuridae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Polyconitidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Polyconitidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Schneider & Werner | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | A rudist bivalve belonging to the family Requieniidae. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Shilekhin, Biakov & Vdovichenko | Carboniferous-Permian (Gzhelian-Sakmarian) | A member of Pectinida belonging to the family Annuliconchidae. The type species is "Annuliconcha" placunensis Nelzina (1958). Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Monopleuridae. The type species is M. ardescensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Caprinidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Caprinidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of the family Caprinidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schneider & Werner | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Frankenalb Formation | A rudist bivalve belonging to the family Epidiceratidae. The type species is S. syllai. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Callapez, Barroso-Barcenilla, Berrocal-Casero & Pimentel in Callapez et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of the family Entoliidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pacaud et al. | Eocene | Brassempouy Limestone | A species of Thracia . | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Masse et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | A member of the family Monopleuridae. The type species is V. valclusensis; genus also includes V. biconvexa. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of the family Cylichnidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Acteon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aguilar et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) and Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | A member of the family Purpurinidae. The type species is "Angularia" nivernensis Dareste de la Chavanne (1912); genus also includes "Angularia" corallina Nützel et al. (2022). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser & Landau | Miocene | A species of Bittium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser & Landau | Miocene | A species of Bittium. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser & Landau | Miocene | Baden Formation | A species of Bittium. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser & Landau | Miocene | A species of Bittium. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser & Landau | Miocene | Dej Formation | A species of Bittium. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | A member of the family Pseudomelaniidae. | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Mathildidae. The type species is B. laevigata; genus also includes new species B. mulleri, as well as "Promathildia" bicarinata Dareste de la Chavanne (1912). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | Possibly a species of Bulla . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Merle & Pacaud in Merle et al. | Eocene | A species of Campanile . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Merle & Pacaud in Merle et al. | Eocene | Lakhra Formation | A member of the family Campanilidae. The type species is C. lakhraensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bose et al. | Miocene | A species of Cerithium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Chelidonura . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bose et al. | Miocene | Gaj Formation | Possibly a species of Clelandella . | |||
Sp. nov | Ghosh et al. | Late Cretaceous | A member of the family Pleurotomariidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Cylichna. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Ghosh et al. | Late Cretaceous | A member of the family Pleurotomariidae. Genus includes new species D. rajendrai. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Demyanov & Pacaud | Eocene | A species of Episcomitra . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A possible member of the superfamily Mathildoidea. The type species is G. melusinae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bose et al. | Miocene | Gaj Formation | A species of Jujubinus . | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian and Pliensbachian) | A member of the family Zygopleuridae. The type species is "Melania" theodori Terquem (1855); genus also includes "Zygopleura" subnodosa (d'Orbigny 1850), "Zygopleura" vinosimonensis Fischer & Weber (1997), "Chemnitzia" polyplecta Gemmellaro (1878), "Chemnitzia" moorei Gemmellaro (1878), "Chemnitzia" appenninica Gemmellaro (1878) and "Chemnitzia" veturia Gemmellaro (1878). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A possible member of the family Cimidae. The type species is K. tenuilineata. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Purpuroideidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pacaud, Gómez-García & Celzard | Eocene | A member of the superfamily Cypraeoidea belonging to the family Eocypraeidae. The type species is M. alluensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bose et al. | Miocene | Gaj Formation | A species of Nassarius . | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of the family Haminoeidae; a new genus for "Atys (Alicula)" lapugyensis Berger (1949). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Ampullinidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Ampullinidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of Heterobranchia of uncertain affinities. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of the family Retusidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of the family Retusidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A member of the family Retusidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Retusa . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Rictaxis . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Rictaxis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Rictaxis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Ringicula . | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Roxania ; a replacement name for Sabatia callifera helvetica Berger (1949). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Roxania. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Roxania. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Sabatia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Scaphander . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Scaphander. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Scaphander. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias | Miocene | A species of Scaphander. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Mathildidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Monari et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | Luxembourg Sandstone | A member of the family Gordenellidae. | |||