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Melanella (Polygyreulima)

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Polygyreulima was named by Sacco (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Eulima intermedia.

It was reranked as Melanella (Polygyreulima) by Glibert (1962) and Amitrov (2010).

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Melanella by Glibert (1962) and Amitrov (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Polygyreulima Sacco
1962Melanella (Polygyreulima) Glibert p. 257
2002Polygyreulima Sepkoski
2010Melanella (Polygyreulima) Amitrov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
subgenusPolygyreulima(Sacco 1892)

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.

Subg. Melanella (Polygyreulima) Sacco 1892
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Polygyreulima intermedia Cantraine 1835
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Melanella vicina (22931)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Polygyreulima solidula (35263 35264 35265 35266 35267)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Melanella eichwaldi (178085)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Melanella nitida (171526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Melanella glabella (178468 178469)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Melanella jepiana, Melanella jickelii, Melanella spina, Melanella korytnicensis, Melanella montilysensis, Melanella sanctacrucensis (38823)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Eulima intermedia (84819)