Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1937. Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp. Journal of Paleontology 11(6):479-512
Belongs to Epitonium (Boreoscala) according to J. W. Durham 1937
Sister taxa: Boreoscala faizae, Epitonium (Boreoscala) condoni, Epitonium (Boreoscala) coosense, Epitonium (Boreoscala) earlturneri, Epitonium (Boreoscala) insecuritum, Epitonium (Boreoscala) keaseyensis, Epitonium (Boreoscala) wagneri, Epitonium (Boreoscala) wyattdurhami
Type specimen: LSJU 497. Its type locality is Columbia (SU NP-292) - Hickman (1980), which is in a Priabonian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (13: Oregon, Washington)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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