Scalina waynensis Mansfield 1940 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Full reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226

Belongs to Scalina according to W. C. Mansfield 1940

Sister taxa: Amaea (Scalina) edwilsoni, 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 whitei, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) atwoodi, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) pinolensis, Ferminoscala durhami, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) aragoensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) pakistanica, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) dickersoni, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) berthiaumei, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) durhami, Acrilla (Ferminoscala) becki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Taylors Mill Creek (Richards), which is in a Rupelian deep subtidal ramp limestone in the Chickasawhay Formation of Mississippi

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Taylors Mill Creek (Richards)

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