Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Amaea (Scalina) ferminiana, Epitonium (Ferminoscala) ferminianum
Synonyms: Epitonium (Ferminoscala) manabianum Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Scala (Acrilla) wiegandi Böse 1910, Scala weigandi Böse 1910, Scalina weigandi Böse 1910
Belongs to Scalina according to T. J. DeVries 2007
See also Dushane 1988, Perrilliat 1992 and Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Sister taxa: Amaea (Scalina) edwilsoni, Scalina belti, Scalina boylae, Scalina brophyi, Scalina brunneopicta, Scalina cheneyi, Scalina deroyae, Scalina foosei, Scalina gardnerae, Scalina isaacsoni, Scalina kendacensis, Scalina mitchelli, Scalina pseudoleroyi, Scalina retifera, Scalina staminea, Scalina tehuanarum, Scalina trigintanaria, Scalina waynensis, Scalina whitei, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) atwoodi, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) berthiaumei, Ferminoscala durhami, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) durhami, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) pinolensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) becki, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) dickersoni, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) pakistanica, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) aragoensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (6), Peru (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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