Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303

Belongs to Acrilla (Ferminoscala) according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983

Sister taxa: Scalina belti, Scalina boylae, Scalina brophyi, Scalina brunneopicta, Scalina cheneyi, Scalina deroyae, Scalina ferminiana, 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) pinolensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) berthiaumei, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) aragoensis, Ferminoscala durhami, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) dickersoni, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) pakistanica, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) becki

Type specimen: UCR 6670/240, a shell. Its type locality is Meier Canyon, which is in a Thanetian open shallow subtidal conglomerate in the Simi Formation of California.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Meier Canyon

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