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Melanella (Melanella) clarki

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima clarki was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 433 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Melanella (Melanella) clarki by Effinger (1938).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Eulima clarki Dickerson pp. 179 - 180 figs. PI. 31, Fig. 8
1918Eulima smithi Winkle figs. pl. 7, fig. 22
1924Pyramidella praecursor Hanna pp. 178 - 179
1938Melanella (Melanella) clarki Effinger p. 376

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

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.

†Melanella (Melanella) clarki Dickerson 1917
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Invalid names: Pyramidella praecursor Hanna 1924 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Eulima clarki (52204)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Melanella clarki (40733)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Eulima clarki (type locality: 4900)