Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Epitonium varicostata, Opalia (Opalia) varicostata
Synonyms: Opalia (Opalia) varicostata granti Durham 1937, Opalia anomala Stearns 1875
Belongs to Opalia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Durham 1937, DuShane 1979, Nomland 1917 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Opalia (Contemniscala), Opalia (Crassiscala), Opalia (Dentiscala), Opalia (Granuliscala), Opalia (Nodiscala), Opalia (Opalia), Opalia (Pliciscala), Opalia (Rugatiscala), Opalia atra, Opalia borealis, Opalia cavea, Opalia crenatoides, Opalia infrequens, Opalia mathewsonii, Opalia montereyensis, Opalia spongiosa, Scala (Opalia) calvertensis, Scala (Opalia) cyclostoma, Scala (Opalia) prunicola, Scala (Opalia) reticulata, Scala (Opalia) thomasi, Scalaria (Opalia) annulata
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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