''Eosurcula'' is an
extinct
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genus of
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
from the
Eocene of
Asia,
Europe, and
North America
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.
Species
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Eosurcula capayana
''Eosurcula'' is an extinct genus of gastropod from the Eocene of Asia, Europe, and North America.
Species
* †'' Eosurcula capayana'' Vokes 1939
* †'' Eosurcula cohni'' Dickerson 1915
* †'' Eosurcula inconstans'' Cooper 1894
* †...
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Vokes 1939
* †''
Eosurcula cohni''
Dickerson 1915
* †''
Eosurcula inconstans''
Cooper 1894
* †''
Eosurcula moorei''
Gabb, 1860 from
Bartonian in
Texas
* †''
Eosurcula praeattenuata''
Gabb 1868
* †''
Eosurcula stena
''Eosurcula'' is an extinct genus of gastropod from the Eocene of Asia, Europe, and North America.
Species
* †''Eosurcula capayana'' Vokes 1939
* †''Eosurcula cohni'' Dickerson 1915
* †''Eosurcula inconstans'' Cooper 1894
* †''Eos ...
''
(Edwards, 1857) from
Hampshire
Original description
Genus ''Eosurcula'' was originally described by
Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1904.
Casey's original text reads as follows:
References
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.
* ''Fossils'' (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 131)
* P. Jeffery and S. Tracey. 1997. The Early Eocene London Clay Formation mollusc fauna of the former Bursledon Brickworks, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 17(3-4):75-137
* R. L. Squires. 2001. Additions to the Eocene megafossil fauna of the Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, southern California. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 489:1-40
* J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
External links
''Eosurcula''in the
Paleobiology Database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3784865
Turridae
Eocene gastropods
Paleogene gastropods of Asia
Paleogene gastropods of Europe
Paleogene gastropods of North America
Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.