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Polygireulima

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Polygireulima was named by Sacco (1892). It is extant.

It was reranked as Strombiformis (Polygireulima) by Gardner (1947) and Gardner (1948); it was reranked as Melanella (Polygireulima) by Eames (1952).

It was assigned to Strombiformis by Gardner (1947) and Gardner (1948); to Melanella by Eames (1952); and to Eulimidae by Todd (2001) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Polygireulima Sacco
1947Strombiformis (Polygireulima) Gardner p. 573
1948Strombiformis (Polygireulima) Gardner p. 211
1952Melanella (Polygireulima) Eames p. 55
2001Polygireulima Todd
2003Polygireulima Kiessling

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

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. Polygireulima Sacco 1892
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Polygireulima rutila Carpenter 1864
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France P. sp. (20816)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Melanella punjabensis (183845)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan Melanella pakistanica (183819) Melanella rakhiensis, Melanella pakistanica (8676)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark P. pseudonaumanni (234515)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Strombiformis chipolana (41760)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy P. spina (178116)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) P. defuniak, P. makista (111204 136943) Strombiformis defuniak (43024) Strombiformis makista (42692)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Balcis rutila (97230)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Melanella spatha (41552)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Eulima glabella (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Strombiformis spatulata (59307)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela P. spatha (131210 131217 131218)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Melanella calkinsi, Melanella magnoliana, Melanella suavis, Melanella fargoi, Melanella gibberula, Melanella conchita (79331)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Balcis rutila (96590)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Balcis rutila (203118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Balcis rutila (96566 160361 219029 222950) Melanella rutila (59063)