Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Alternative spellings: Melanella (Polygireulima), Strombiformis (Polygireulima)
Parent taxon: Eulimidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Eames 1952, Gardner 1947, Gardner 1948 and Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Anteglosia, Apicalia, Asterolamia, Asterophilidae, Chileutomia, Coroniscala, Curveulima, Echineulima, Entoconchidae, Eulima, Eulitoma, Fusceulima, Hebeulima, Hemiliostraca, Hoplopteron, Hordeulima, Hypermastus, Leutzenia, Lissochilina, Margineulima, Megadenus, Melanella, Microstilifer, Mucronalia, Niso, Paedophoropodidae, Parvioris, Peasistilifer, Pelseneeria, Pictobalcis, Pulicicochlea, Pyramidelloides, Rostreulima, Sabinella, Scalenostoma, Sticteulima, Stilapex, Stilifer, Stiliferidae, Thyca, Trochostilifer, Vitreobalcis, Strombiformis, Leiostraca, Protonema, Balcis
Subtaxa: Melanella (Polygireulima) pakistanica Melanella (Polygireulima) punjabensis Melanella (Polygireulima) rakhiensis Polygireulima glabella Polygireulima rutila
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (7: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California, North Carolina), Venezuela (4)
• Miocene of Italy (1), United States (5: Florida)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1)
• Eocene of Pakistan (3)
• Paleocene of France (1)
Total: 26 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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