Marine Species Traits - Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888 †

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Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888 †

AphiaID

1565197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1565197)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Melania nitidula Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Eligmostoma nitidulum (Deshayes, 1862) † accepted as Eligmostoma bucquoyi Le Renard, 1994 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Pareorinae H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937

Original name

Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888 †

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Species Eligmostoma bucquoyi Le Renard, 1994 †
Species Eligmostoma cuisense (Cossmann, 1888) †
Species Eligmostoma nitidulum (Deshayes, 1862) † accepted as Eligmostoma bucquoyi Le Renard, 1994 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Cossmann, M. (1888). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 23: 3-328; pls 1-12. [published 1889; also published as preprint in 1888; see Breure & Backhuys, 2012: 140]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609412
page(s): p. 304-305. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565197 on 2026-05-31

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565197 on 2026-05-31

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2022-02-18 14:38:46Z

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original description Cossmann, M. (1888). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 23: 3-328; pls 1-12. [published 1889; also published as preprint in 1888; see Breure & Backhuys, 2012: 140]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609412
page(s): p. 304-305. [details]

basis of record Pacaud J.M. & Le Renard J. (1995). Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. IV- Liste systématique actualisée. Cossmanniana. 3(4): 151-187., available online at http://www.germc.net/wp-content/uploads/Cossmanniana_tome34_1995.pdf [details]

additional source Pacaud, J.-M. (2008). Le contenu paléontologique du Lutétien du bassin de Paris. Mollusca. Pp. 40-95, in: Merle, D. (Ed.) Stratotype Lutétien. Paris: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Mèze: Biotope; Orléans: BRGM. [details] Available for editors

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