Scala (Spiniscala) De Boury 1909 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Alternative spellings: Epitonium (Spiniscala), Spiniscala

Parent taxon: Scala according to O. Mandic and F. F. Steininger 2003

See also Gardner 1947, Gardner 1948, Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1928

Sister taxa: Scala (Fuscoscala), Scala (Subuliscala), Scala (Viciniscala), Scala crebricostata, Scala marylandica, Scala octolineata, Scala ranellina, Scala virginiana

Subtaxa: Epitonium (Spiniscala) loripanum Spiniscala alidotum Spiniscala etolium

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Ecuador (1 collection), Jamaica (1)

• Miocene of Germany (1), United States (2: Florida)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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