Elmira (gastropod)
| Elmira Temporal range: Cretaceous-Eocene[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | unclear |
| Superfamily: | unclear |
| Family: | unclear[2][3] |
| Genus: | Elmira Cooke, 1919 |
Elmira is a genus of prehistoric snails, gastropod mollusks.
Taxonomy
Cooke placed the Elmira within the family Viviparidae, but according to the shell features it can placed within Littorinidae, Capulidae or clade Neomphalina.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Elmira include:
- Elmira cornuatietis Cooke, 1919[1]
The width of the shell of Elmira cornuatietis is more than 40 mm.[3] The shape of the shell is low turbiniform. The sculpture is crossed lamellar.[3] It has no pores in the shell.[3]
References
- 1 2 Kiel S. & Hansen B. T. (2015). "Cenozoic Methane-Seep Faunas of the Caribbean Region". PLoS ONE 10(10): e0140788. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140788.
- ↑ Chen C., Linse K., Roterman C. N., Copley J. T. & Rogers A. D. (2015). "A new genus of large hydrothermal vent‐endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2), 319-335. doi:10.1111/zoj.12279.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kiel S. & Peckmann J. (2007). "Chemosymbiotic bivalves and stable carbon isotopes indicate hydrocarbon seepage at four unusual Cenozoic fossil localities". Lethaia 40(4): 345-357. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.2007.00033.x.
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