†Melanella (Melanella) clarki Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Alternative combination: Eulima clarki
Invalid subtaxa: Eulima smithi Winkle 1918 [replaced name], Pyramidella praecursor Hanna 1924
Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1917. Climate and its influence upon the Oligocene faunas of the Pacific Coast, with descriptions of some new species from the Molopophorus lincolnensis Zone. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(6):157-192
Belongs to Melanella (Melanella) according to W. L. Effinger 1938
See also Dickerson 1917, Hanna 1924 and Winkle 1918
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Melanella (Melanella) clarki: CAS 433. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.
- Eulima smithi:
- Pyramidella praecursor:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Washington collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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