Eumetadrillia
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Eumetadrillia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Drilliidae
.
All these species are only known from fossils from the Middle Miocene
in Central America
(Mexico, Panama). An alternate representation is under Agladrillia
(Eumetadrillia), which contains also one recent species Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) fuegiensis (Smith, E.A., 1888)
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Drilliidae
Drilliidae
Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Description:...
.
Species
Species within the genus Eumetadrillia include:- † Eumetadrillia acidna Woodring, 1970
- † Eumetadrillia dodona Gardner, 1937
- † Eumetadrillia mauryae Perrilliat, 1973
- † Eumetadrillia rabdotacona. Gardner, 1937
- † Eumetadrillia serra Woodring, 1928
- † Eumetadrillia thalmanni Perrilliat, 1973
All these species are only known from fossils from the Middle Miocene
Middle Miocene
The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene....
in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
(Mexico, Panama). An alternate representation is under Agladrillia
Agladrillia
Agladrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Agladrillia include:* Agladrillia anadelgado Rolán et al., 2007* Agladrillia badia McLean & Poorman, 1971...
(Eumetadrillia), which contains also one recent species Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) fuegiensis (Smith, E.A., 1888)