MolluscaBase taxon details
Eulima politissima R. B. Newton, 1895 †
565906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:565906)
accepted
Species
Eulima polygyra A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior primary homonym...)
Invalid: junior primary homonym of Eulima polygyra Charlesworth, 1851
Melanella polygyra (A. Adams, 1854) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Newton, R. B. (1895). On some new species of British Eocene Gastropoda. With remarks on two forms already described. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1 (7): 326-332, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167647
page(s): 329 [details]
page(s): 329 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulima politissima R. B. Newton, 1895 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565906 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Newton, R. B. (1895). On some new species of British Eocene Gastropoda. With remarks on two forms already described. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1 (7): 326-332, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167647
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Eulima polygyra A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Triphoris</i>, etc. from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 276-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859388
page(s): 277 [details]
basis of record Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. [details]
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Eulima polygyra A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Triphoris</i>, etc. from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 276-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859388
page(s): 277 [details]
basis of record Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
