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Eulimella (Belonidium) laxispirata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Eulimella (Belonidium) laxispirata was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68203, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2679, Zinda Pir, which is in a Ypresian marine shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Eulimella (Belonidium) laxispirata Eames p. 62 figs. Pl 3, fig 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusEulimellaForbes and MacAndrew 1846
subgenusBelonidium(Cossmann 1892)
specieslaxispirata

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.

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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Eulimella laxispirata (type locality: 183845)