Dentiscala funiculata Carpenter 1857 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Opalia funiculata, Scalaria (Cirsotrema) funiculata
Synonyms: Dentiscala crenimarginata Dall 1917, Dentiscala insculpta Carpenter 1866, Dentiscala nesiotica Dall 1917, Opalia crenatoides insculpta Carpenter 1863, Opalia insculpta Carpenter 1866
Belongs to Dentiscala according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Carpenter 1866, Durham 1937 and DuShane 1979
Sister taxon: Opalia (Dentiscala) hertleini
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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