''Eoborus'' is a fossil genus of medium-sized air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

s, terrestrial

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

s in the family

Strophocheilidae Strophocheilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Fossil record The genus '' E ...

. ''Eoborus'' is the oldest fossil record of

, dating from the Middle Paleocene of Brazil ( Itaboraí Basin) and Uruguay (Santa Lucía Basin). The Brazilian species, alongside '' Eoborus charruanus'' from Uruguay, are the oldest fossil record of the family. The small size and large umbilicus of ''Eoborus'' are its most remarkable characteristics; it is considered primitive in the family

Species

Species within the genus ''Eoborus'' include: * ''

Eoborus berroi ''Eoborus'' is a fossil genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Strophocheilidae. ''Eoborus'' is the oldest fossil record of Strophocheilidae, dating from the Middle Paleocene of Brazil ...

'' Klappenbach & Olazarri, 1986 - from Uruguay * '' Eoborus charruanus'' (Frenguelli, 1930) - from Uruguay and Argentina - type species of genus * '' Eoborus fusiforme'' Salvador & Simone, 2013 - from Brazil * '' Eoborus rotundus'' Salvador & Simone, 2012 - from Brazil * '' Eoborus sanctijosephi'' (Maury, 1935) - from Brazil Some authors note that two other species, ''

Strophocheilus chubutensis ''Strophocheilus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Strophocheilidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern America. Species: *''Strophocheilus calus ''Strophocheilus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the fami ...

'' and '' Strophocheilus hauthali'' could also belong to ''Eoborus''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5381595 Strophocheilidae Paleocene gastropods Eocene gastropods Oligocene gastropods Miocene gastropods