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, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Boreoscala, 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, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Australolaxispira, Funis
Subtaxa: Pliciscala (Cylindriscala)
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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