Asperiscala bellastriatum Carpenter 1863 (well-threaded wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Epitonium bellastriatum, Scala bellastriata, Scalaria bellastriata
Belongs to Asperiscala according to H. DuShane 1979
See also Arnold 1903 and Kanakoff and Emerson 1959
Sister taxa: Asperiscala cookeana, Asperiscala hemphilli, Asperiscala lowei, Asperiscala minuticosta, Asperiscala tinctoria
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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