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Euspira lewisii (Lewis's moon snail)
Taxonomy
Natica lewisii was named by Gould (1847) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10109]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Lunatia lewisii by Ashley (1895), Woodring and Bramlette (1950); it was recombined as Polinices (Euspira) lewisii by Waterfall (1929), Soper and Grant, IV (1932), Marincovich (1977); it was recombined as Polinices lewisii by Bruff (1946); it was recombined as Euspira lewisi by Woodring et al. (1946); it was recombined as Euspira lewisii by Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Lunatia lewisii by Ashley (1895), Woodring and Bramlette (1950); it was recombined as Polinices (Euspira) lewisii by Waterfall (1929), Soper and Grant, IV (1932), Marincovich (1977); it was recombined as Polinices lewisii by Bruff (1946); it was recombined as Euspira lewisi by Woodring et al. (1946); it was recombined as Euspira lewisii by Hendy (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. achatensis, E. aldrichi, E. alrdichi, E. aritensis, E. briarti, E. catena, E. caudata, E. cirriformis, E. concinna, E. conoidea, E. cragini, E. cyclostomoides, E. detrita, E. dilatata, E. dorothiensis, E. dorothiensis pendula, E. edithae, E. exturbinoides, E. exvarians, E. fusca, E. gottschei, E. guilleminii, E. helicana, E. helicina, E. helicina, E. interna, E. johannae, E. karatsuensis, E. labellata, E. laellata, E. lyrata, E. macilenta, E. mariana, E. micromphalus, E. mioaperta, E. newtonensis, E. nysti, E. obliquata, E. oweni, E. perspecta, E. pila, E. poliana, E. pueyrredonensis, E. pueyrridonensis, E. rectilabrum texanus, E. reetilabrum, E. reflecta, E. rivulana, E. rotunda, E. saxosulensis, E. sayana, E. selwyniana, E. smolanensis, E. stantoni, E. staringi, E. subcrassa, E. susanaensis, E. tenuicula, E. tuomeyi, E. turbinoides, E. varians, E. venusta, E. vicksburgensis, Natica achatensis, Natica ambulacrum, Polinices dilatata, Polinices globosus, Polinices hemicryptus, Polinices nuciformes, Polinices nysti, Polinices santacruzensis, Polinices staringi, Polynices byramensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Natica lewisii Gould p. 239 |
| 1895 | Lunatia lewisii Ashley p. 343 |
| 1929 | Polinices (Euspira) lewisii Waterfall p. 88 |
| 1932 | Polinices (Euspira) lewisii Soper and Grant, IV p. 1063 |
| 1946 | Polinices lewisii Bruff p. 233 |
| 1946 | Euspira lewisi Woodring et al. |
| 1950 | Lunatia lewisii Woodring and Bramlette p. 41 |
| 1977 | Polinices (Euspira) lewisii Marincovich pp. 271 - 276 figs. PI. 24, figs. 3-5 |
| 2021 | Euspira lewisii Hendy |
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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.
Euspira lewisii Gould 1847 [Lewis's moon snail]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (61 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattian | USA (California) | Natica lewisii (11601) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Washington) | Natica lewisii (241805) | |
| Miocene | USA (California) | Polinices sp. (195039) | |
| Messinian | USA (California) | Polinices lewisii (195034) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Lunatia lewisii (19676 19677 19678) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Euspira lewisi (238616) Lunatia lewisii (238435 238437 238606) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Lunatia lewisii (189542) Natica orbicularis (186031) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | Lunatia lewisii (238614) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Lunatia lewisii (189767 189769 207645 207675) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Euspira lewisii (96593 96594) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Polinices lewisii (201624) | |
| Quaternary | USA (California) | Lunatia lewisii (37933 37937 37938 37947) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Euspira lewisi (202968 202969 203105 203108 222663 223301) Euspira lewisii (202636 202637 202644 202645) Polinices lewisii (96894 222998) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Euspira lewisi (223009) Lunatia lewisii (222646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Euspira lewisi (222953 222955) Euspira lewisii (96566) Lunatia lewisii (222674) Natica lewisii (222659 222660 222661 222662) Polinices lewisii (96895 160361 219030 226458 240555 240580 240604 240609 240613 240615 240617 240621 240636) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Washington) | Polinices lewisii (71059) |