Opalia infrequens Adams 1852 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Alternative combination: Rissoa infrequens

Synonyms: Epitonium (Nodiscala) ordenanum Lowe 1932, Opalia (Dentiscala) mazatlanica Dall 1908, Opalia (Nodiscala) ordenana Lowe 1932, Opalia bullata Carpenter 1864, Opalia tremperi Bartsch 1927

Belongs to Opalia according to H. DuShane 1979

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 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

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Opalia infrequens in the database

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