Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to W. F. Ponder and A. Warén 1988
See also Dockery 1993 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Crossotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Pliciscala, Problitora, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Funis, Australolaxispira
Subtaxa: Circuloscala Crebriscala Cylindriscala Depressiscala Punctiscala Striaticostatum
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Indonesia (1), Japan (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Italy (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Panama (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Illinois)
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1), United States (60: Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 70 collections including 76 occurrences