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Eulima polita

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Turbo politus was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eulima polita by Wood (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. brightseatensis, E. impressa, E. glabra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Turbo politus Linnaeus p. 1241
1848Eulima polita Wood p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusEulimaRisso 1826
speciespolita(Linnaeus 1767)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Eulima polita Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Eulima polita (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Eulima polita (84764)