page_title: Potamides archiaci
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Potamides archiaci / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Geological map of a part of the Cenozoic exposures of Kutch with fossil localities (modified after Biswas, 1992).[1] ↑ Biswas S. K. (1992). “Tertiary stratigraphy of Kutch,” Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 37: 1–29.
context_page_description: † Potamides archiaci is an extinct species of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Potamididae.
  The specific name archiaci is in honour of French paleontologist Adolphe d'Archiac, who was one of the pioneering researchers to describe molluscs from the Indian subcontinent. Type specimen are deposited in the Department of Geology, Presidency University, Kolkata.
context_section_description: This species occurred in the lower Middle Eocene of Kutch District, Gujarat, western India. The type locality is about 2 km north of village Harudi 23°32′00″N 68°40′52″E, Harudi Formation, lower Middle Eocene.
caption: Locality 1, where Potamides archiaci was collected. Location of Harudi Formation (in yellow color), surrounded by Fulra Limestone (brown) and Naredi Formation (blue).
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