Scalaspira Conrad 1862 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

See also Martin 1904, Petuch 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Anomalisipho, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Cantharus, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Hanetia, Hindsia, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Neptuneinae, Nicema, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Perunassa, Pisaninae, Plicifusus, Pomahakia, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Sagenella, Searlesia, Siphonaliinae, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella

Subtaxa: Scalaspira (Scalaspira) Scalaspira strumosa Scalaspira vokesae

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Netherlands (2), United States (1: Virginia)

• Oligocene of Denmark (4)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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