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Eulimella

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Eulimella was named by Forbes and MacAndrew (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 614,852]. It is extant. Its type is Eulima macandrei.

It was assigned to Turbonillinae by Beu et al. (1990); to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pyramidellidae by Martin (1904), Lozouet (1998), Todd (2001) and Wienrich and Janssen (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Eulimella Forbes and MacAndrew
1904Eulimella Martin p. 221
1990Eulimella Beu et al. p. 423
1998Eulimella Lozouet p. 98
2001Eulimella Todd
2002Eulimella Sepkoski
2007Eulimella Wienrich and Janssen p. 742

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusEulimellaForbes and MacAndrew 1846

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.

G. Eulimella Forbes and MacAndrew 1846
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Subg. Eulimella (Belonidium) Cossmann 1892
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Subg. Eulimella (Ebalina) Thiele 1929
†Eulimella californica Anderson and Martin 1914
†Eulimella dilleri Anderson and Martin 1914
†Eulimella lanotensis Lozouet 1998
Eulimella macandrei Forbes 1844
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 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan E. laxispirata (183845)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. lentiginosa (63551)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Belonidium polygyrata, Belonidium suturale, Belonidium morleti, Belonidium gracile, Belonidium rouaulti, E. inornata (8124) E. inornata (8125)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) E. propenotata (90600)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) E. inortata (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) E. propenotata (205433)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) E. clearyensis (5943 6005 66329 74077 74079 74080 74081 74082 74083) E. sp., E. clearyensis (5612)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) E. lanotensis (74865)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France E. sp., E. gamachotensis (74861)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) E. acicula (62952 62955) E. acicula, E. scillae (62899) E. scillae (62903)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) E. komitioa, E. parlimbata, E. imitator (84915)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria E. hoernesi (77402)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy E. subumbilicata (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany E. acicula (111599)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand E. awamoaensis (67896) E. larga (67898 67900)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy E. affinis (178116)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands E. acicula (186884) E. acicula, E. sp. (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland E. subumbilicatoides (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) E. acicula (61897 61898 61901 61902 61907 62867 62887 62888) E. acicula, E. scillae (61896 61904 61905 62885) E. scillae (61895)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia E. nitidissima (73139 73141)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) E. sp. (79785 79792)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark E. scillae, E. acicula (98312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago E. mitis (60634) E. sp. A, E. mitis (60632)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) E. binata (41550)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) E. sp. (135839)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago E. mitis (60416)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) E. sp. (61336 61337 79772 79794 79989 135876) E. sp., E. sp. (79988)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) E. sp. (79800)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) E. sp. (61344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium E. laevis (179048)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) E. acicula, E. persuturatoturris, E. pyramidata, E. scillae (178117)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland E. nitidissima (64001 64027 64028 64031 64032 64033)