Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combination: Scalaria varicosa
Belongs to Cirsotrema according to R. Duerr 2004
See also Dushane 1988 and Wood 1848
Sister taxa: Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis), Cirsotrema (Coroniscala), Cirsotrema (Plastiscala), Cirsotrema (Propescala), Cirsotrema (Rectacirsa), Cirsotrema (Tioria), Cirsotrema cirritum, Cirsotrema crassicostatum, Cirsotrema dalli, Cirsotrema diversiformis, Cirsotrema dubiosa, Cirsotrema fimbriosa, Cirsotrema funiculus, Cirsotrema gagei, Cirsotrema hauniensis, Cirsotrema miovaricosum, Cirsotrema pleiophylla, Cirsotrema preyoungi, Cirsotrema tenuisculptum, Cirsotrema togatum, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) clallamense, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) howei, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) pasoense, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) posoensis, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) saundersi, Scala (Cirsotrema) subtenuilamella
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sutton, Suffolk [Coralline Crag] (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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