Pliciscala (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Glibert 1962, Harris and Palmer 1947, Kosnik 2002, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Acrilla, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Crossotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Problitora, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Australolaxispira, Funis

Subtaxa: Pliciscala (Cylindriscala)

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Miocene of New Zealand (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1), United States (6: Mississippi)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Louisiana)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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