Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative spelling: Hirtoscala
Parent taxon: Epitonium according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Epitonium (Acrilla), Epitonium (Arctoscala), Epitonium (Asperiscala), Epitonium (Bifidoscala), Epitonium (Cinctiscala), Epitonium (Coniscala), Epitonium (Crisposcala), Epitonium (Cycloscala), Epitonium (Epitonium), Epitonium (Glabriscala), Epitonium (Gyroscala), Epitonium (Hyaloscala), Epitonium (Minutiscala), Epitonium (Nitidiscala), Epitonium (Papyriscala), Epitonium (Parviscala), Epitonium (Pictoscala), Epitonium (Scala), Epitonium (Striatascala), Epitonium alaquaense, Epitonium albidum, Epitonium angulatum, Epitonium candeanum, Epitonium chancellorensis, Epitonium charlestonensis, Epitonium clallamense, Epitonium clathratulum, Epitonium cookii, Epitonium cribrum, Epitonium dubiosum, Epitonium echinaticosta, Epitonium faearium, Epitonium foliaceum, Epitonium frondiculum, Epitonium frondosum, Epitonium georgettinum, Epitonium greenlandicum, Epitonium hospitum, Epitonium humphreysii, Epitonium kostejanum, Epitonium latefasciatum, Epitonium leai, Epitonium multistriatum, Epitonium paytense, Epitonium peruvianum, Epitonium philippinarum, Epitonium rupicola, Epitonium sandwichense, Epitonium sillimani, Epitonium sohli, Epitonium stellanum, Epitonium submaculosum, Epitonium tabulatum, Epitonium tollini, Epitonium trevelyana
Subtaxa: Hirtoscala caamanoi Hirtoscala catalinae Hirtoscala hindsii Hirtoscala indianorum Hirtoscala sawinae Hirtoscala tincta
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (4), United States (28: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), United States (6: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 42 collections including 75 occurrences