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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Eulima rectiuscula Dall, 1890


Range: 30.98°N ; 79.64°W
Depth: 538 to 538 m
Maximum Reported Size: 7  mm

Synonymy

Eulima stenostoma auct. non Jeffreys, 1858
Eulima rectiuscula Dall, 1890
Melanella rectiuscula (Dall, 1890) 
Strombiformis rectiuscula (Dall, 1890) 

Details


Eulima (Leiostraca) rectiuscula Dall, 1890c, p. 160, not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Pliocene of the Caloosahatchie beds; [Albatross sta. 2668], off Fernandina, Florida [actually off Georgia, 30°58'N, 79°38'W], 294 fathoms
Range: 30.98°N ; 79.64°W
Depth: 538 m
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia
Combining Genera:  Melanella Strombiformis

Eulima stenostoma auct. non Jeffreys, 1858, 
[Not available]
Range: 30.98°N ; 79.64°W
Depth: 538 m
Distribution: USA: Georgia
References: Dall (1889b) NSEW; Dall (1890c) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889b).

Eulima stenotrema sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for stenostoma? by Morris (1973).


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1890. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part I. Pulmonate, opisthobranchiate and orthodont gastropods Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 1-200, pls. 1-12. [Stated date: -- Aug 1890.]

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