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Eulima clara

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Eulima clara was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1539]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Eulima clara Wade
1964Eulima clara Sohl p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusEulimaDall 1918
speciesclaraWade 1926

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 clara Wade 1926
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Eulima clara (type locality: 88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Eulima clara (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Eulima clara (4599 4601 7570 205541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Eulima clara (7592)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Eulima clara (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Eulima clara (4368 4369 4373)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) Eulima clara (70129)