†Acrilla unilineata Heilprin 1880 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Scala unilineata, Scalaria unilineata
Belongs to Acrilla according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also Harris and Palmer 1947 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Acrilla affinis, Acrilla procerus, Amaea (Acrilla) affinis, Amaea (Acrilla) gallica, Amaea (Acrilla) issawii, Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum, Scalaria (Acrilla) leptalea
Type specimen: USNM 8920, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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