Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Epitonium (Nitidiscala) indianorum, Epitonium indianorum, Scalaria indianorum
Synonyms: Epitonium columbianum Dall 1917, Epitonium montereyense Dall 1917
Belongs to Nitidiscala according to H. DuShane 1979
See also Arnold 1903, Bruff 1946, Cooper 1888, Durham 1937 and Hendy 2021
Sister taxa: Epitonium (Nitidiscala) magellanicus, Epitonium (Nitidiscala) tedfordi, Nitidiscala californica, Nitidiscala catalinense
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (26: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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