Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative spellings: Epitonium (Sthenorhytis), Epitonium (Sthenorytis), Scala (Sthenorhytis), Scala (Sthenorytis), Stenorhytis, Sthenorhytis
Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Brown 1913, Cooke 1919, Durham 1937, Dushane 1988, DuShane 1979, Martin 1904, Moore 1984 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, Pliciscala, Problitora, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Turriscala, Variciscala, Australolaxispira, Funis
Subtaxa: Epitonium (Sthenorytis) crescentense Epitonium (Sthenorytis) ventricosum Scala (Sthenorytis) expansa Scala (Sthenorytis) pachypleura Sthenorhytis antiguense Sthenorhytis grenadinarum Sthenorytis dianae Sthenorytis proglobosa Sthenorytis stearnsii Sthenorytis turbinus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (4 collections)
• Miocene of Germany (1), Grenada (9), Italy (2), Panama (2), United States (1: Maryland)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Hungary (1), United States (3: Mississippi, South Carolina, Washington)
Total: 24 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.