Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Synonyms: Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosa Carpenter 1863, Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosum Carpenter 1863, Opalia (Nodiscala) retiporosa Carpenter 1863, Opalia retiporosa Carpenter 1863
Belongs to Opalia according to H. DuShane 1979
See also Durham 1937, Moody 1916 and Willett 1937
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 mathewsonii, Opalia montereyensis, 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:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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