Euthema annae
Euthema annae is a fossil species of minute land snails in the family Diplommatinidae, described from the Cretaceous Burmese amber.[1][2][3]
| Euthema annae Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Diplommatinidae |
| Genus: | †Euthema |
| Species: | †E. annae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Euthema annae Balashov, 2020[1] | |
Description
Shell almost cylindrical, comprising 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, width of shell 1-1.1 mm.[1][2]
Date of publication
The species was first described in the paper published online by "Cretaceous Research" on October 16th 2020, which qualifies as a nomenclatural act under Article 8.5 of the ICZN when registered in ZooBank,[4] though the final version of the paper was published and printed in February 2021.
References
- Balashov, I. (2020). "An inventory of molluscs recorded from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, with the description of a land snail, Euthema annae sp. nov. (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoroidea, Diplommatinidae)". Cretaceous Research: Article 104676. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104676.
- Balashov, I. (2021). "The first records of mollusks from mid-Cretaceous Hkamti amber (Myanmar), with the description of a land snail, Euthema myanmarica n. sp. (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoroidea, Diplommatinidae)". Journal of Paleontology: 1–10. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.26.
- MolluscaBase - Euthema annae
- ICZN - The Code Online
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