''Eosurcula'' is an

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

from the

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, and

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Species

* † '' Eosurcula capayana'' Vokes 1939 * † '' Eosurcula cohni'' Dickerson 1915 * † '' Eosurcula inconstans'' Cooper 1894 * † ''

Eosurcula moorei ''Eosurcula'' is an extinct genus of gastropod from the Eocene of Asia, Europe, and North America. Species * † ''Eosurcula capayana'' Vokes 1939 * † ''Eosurcula cohni'' Dickerson 1915 * † ''Eosurcula inconstans'' Cooper 1894 * † ''Eos ...

'' Gabb, 1860 from

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* † '' Eosurcula praeattenuata'' Gabb 1868 * † '' Eosurcula stena'' (Edwards, 1857) from

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Original description

Genus ''Eosurcula'' was originally described by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1904. Casey's original text reads as follows:

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference. * ''Fossils'' (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 131) * P. Jeffery and S. Tracey. 1997. The Early Eocene London Clay Formation mollusc fauna of the former Bursledon Brickworks, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 17(3-4):75-137 * R. L. Squires. 2001. Additions to the Eocene megafossil fauna of the Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, southern California. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 489:1-40 * J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

External links

''Eosurcula''
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3784865 Turridae Eocene gastropods Paleogene gastropods of Asia Paleogene gastropods of Europe Paleogene gastropods of North America Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.