Euthema

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Euthema
Temporal range:
Albian-early Cenomanian
110–99  Ma
Euthema hesoana holotype Fig4.jpg
Holotype specimen of Euthema hesoana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Diplommatinidae
Genus: Euthema
Yu, Wang & Pan, 2018 [1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • PaleodiplommatinaBullis et al., 2020
  • XenostomaBullis et al., 2020

Euthema is a fossil genus of minute land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Diplommatinidae from the Cretaceous Burmese and Hkamti ambers.

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Species

As of 2021, 8 species are placed into Euthema: [2]

Etymology

Euthema truncatellina is named after the extant genus Truncatellina (Stylommatophora), which has a similar shell, acknowledging the convergence in the different lineages of gastropods on land. [3]

Description

Euthema annae has a shell which is almost cylindrical with 6 weakly convex whorls, ribbed, with strong constriction. Aperture almost heart-shaped with parietal inclusion. Umbilicus narrow. Periumbilical keel weak. Height of shell 2 mm (0.079 in) tall and 1–1.1 mm (0.039–0.043 in) wide. [3] [2]

E. myanmarica has a shell which is almost cylindrical, comprising 6 moderately convex whorls, ribbed, with weak constriction. The aperture is oval and the umbilicus wide, with a strong periumbilical keel. The shells are 2 mm (0.079 in) and 0.9 mm (0.035 in) wide. [2]

E. truncatellina has a shell which is almost cylindrical, comprising 6.5 moderately convex whorls, ribbed, with weak constriction. The aperture is circular, the umbilicus narrow, and the periumbilical keel is absent. The shells are 1.7 mm (0.067 in) and 0.9 mm (0.035 in) wide. [3] [2]

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References

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