Opalia (Pliciscala) (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Parent taxon: Opalia according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

Sister taxa: Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosum, Opalia (Contemniscala), Opalia (Crassiscala), Opalia (Dentiscala), Opalia (Granuliscala), Opalia (Nodiscala), Opalia (Opalia), Opalia (Rugatiscala), Opalia atra, Opalia borealis, Opalia cavea, Opalia crenatoides, Opalia insculpta, Opalia mathewsonii, Opalia montereyensis, Opalia varicostata, Scala (Opalia) calvertensis, Scala (Opalia) prunicola, Scala (Opalia) reticulata

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Poland (1)

• Oligocene of Denmark (3)

• Eocene of France (1)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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