†Scala virginiana Clark 1895 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: W. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6
Belongs to Scala according to W. B. Clark 1895
Sister taxa: Scala (Fuscoscala), Scala (Spiniscala), Scala (Subuliscala), Scala crebricostata, Scala marylandica, Scala octolineata, Scala ranellina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aquia Creek, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Aquia Formation of Virginia
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Aquia Creek
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