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Epitonium (Nitidiscala) eelense ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)381843https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=381843
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Epitonium : Epitonium (Nitidiscala) eelense
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
-Ptenoglossa
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
subgenusEpitonium (Nitidiscala)
speciesEpitonium (Nitidiscala) eelenseDurham 1937
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Epitonium (Nitidiscala) eelensespeciesbelongs to Epitonium (Nitidiscala)stated with evidenceDurham, 1937
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Motilityslow-moving (based on Epitoniidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Epitoniidae)
Taphonomythin,minor ribbing (based on Epitonium)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. W. Durham. 1937. Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp. Journal of Paleontology 11(6):479-512

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1937Epitonium (Nitidiscala) eelense Durham p. 488 figs. Plate 56, figure 7

References

Durham J. W. (1937) Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp, Journal of Paleontology 11 6, 479-512
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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