Scala (Sthenorytis) pachypleura Conrad 1841 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Alternative combination: Scalaria pachypleura

Belongs to Scala (Sthenorytis) according to G. C. Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Epitonium (Sthenorytis) crescentense, Epitonium (Sthenorytis) ventricosum, Scala (Sthenorytis) expansa, Sthenorhytis antiguense, Sthenorhytis grenadinarum, Sthenorytis dianae, Sthenorytis proglobosa, Sthenorytis stearnsii, Sthenorytis turbinus

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at James T. Thomas estate (Miocene of Maryland)

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