Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combination: Scalaria borealis
Synonyms: Epitonium (Opalia) chacei Strong 1937, Epitonium (Opalia) wroblewskii Mörch 1876, Epitonium (Opalia) wroblewskyi Mörch 1875, Opalia (Opalia) wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Opalia chacei Strong 1937, Opalia wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Opalia wroblewskyi chacei Strong 1937, Scala wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Scalaria (Psychrosoma) gouldii Tapparone-Canefri 1876, Scalaria wroblewskyi Mörch 1875
Belongs to Opalia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Durham 1937, DuShane 1979, Hendy 2020, Oldroyd 1925 and Willett 1937
Sister taxa: Opalia (Contemniscala), Opalia (Crassiscala), Opalia (Dentiscala), Opalia (Granuliscala), Opalia (Nodiscala), Opalia (Opalia), Opalia (Pliciscala), Opalia (Rugatiscala), Opalia atra, Opalia cavea, Opalia crenatoides, Opalia infrequens, Opalia mathewsonii, Opalia montereyensis, Opalia spongiosa, Opalia varicostata, 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 Greenland (1 collection), Mexico (4), United States (10: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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