Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Epitonium (Confusiscala) mathewsonii, Opalia (Confusiscala) mathewsonii, Scalaria (Opalia) mathewsonii
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Opalia according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003
See also Durham 1937, Gabb 1864 and Stewart 1927
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 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: ANSP 4220.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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