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Elmira (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
unclear

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
unclear

Genus
  
Elmira Cooke, 1919

Elmira is a genus of prehistoric snails, gastropod molluscs.

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Taxonomy

Cooke placed the Elmira within the family Viviparidae, but according to the shell features it can placed within Littorinidae, Capulidae or clade Neomphalina.

Species

Species within the genus Elmira include:

  • Elmira cornuatietis Cooke, 1919

    • The width of the shell of Elmira cornuatietis is more than 40 mm. The shape of the shell is low turbiniform. The sculpture is crossed lamellar. It has no pores in the shell.

    References

    Elmira (gastropod) Wikipedia
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