Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2003. New Late Cretaceous epitoniid and zygopleurid gastropods from the Pacific Slope of North America. The Veliger 46(1):20-49
Belongs to Opalia according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003
Sister taxa: Opalia (Contemniscala), Opalia (Crassiscala), Opalia (Dentiscala), Opalia (Granuliscala), Opalia (Nodiscala), Opalia (Opalia), Opalia (Pliciscala), Opalia (Rugatiscala), Opalia borealis, 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
Type specimen: LACMIP 12989
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Opalia atra in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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