Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Abbass 1967, Allison 1955, Dushane 1988, MacNeil 1960, Moneer et al. 2024, Sepkoski 2002, Squires and Saul 2003, Todd 2001 and Wienrich 2001
Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Alora, Belliscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Crossotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Pliciscala, Problitora, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Funis, Australolaxispira
Subtaxa: Amaea (Acrilloscala) Amaea (Amaea) Amaea (Discoscala) Amaea (Undiscala) Amaea cancellata Amaea cerva Amaea pentzia Amaea trifolia
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), Japan (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (2), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Miocene of Australia (2), Italy (1), Japan (1)
• Oligocene of United States (6: Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Egypt (1), France (3), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (10: Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of United States (3: California, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1), Israel (12), United States (5: California)
Total: 59 collections including 62 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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