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Eulima nobilis

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima nobilis was named by Guppy (1896) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; circum-Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is USNM 107071, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melanella (Eulima) nobilis by Maury (1917).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Eulima nobilis Guppy
1917Melanella (Eulima) nobilis Maury figs. pl. 25, fig. 1
1970Eulima nobilis Woodring p. 326

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusEulimaRisso 1826
speciesnobilisGuppy 1896

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 nobilis Guppy 1896
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 13.82000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Eulima nobilis (52173)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Eulima nobilis (111204 136943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Eulima nobilis (145254)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Eulima nobilis (52174 93144 93145 93146 93159 93160 93172 93175)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Eulima nobilis (69090 69094)