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Hirtoscala sawinae

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scala sawinae was named by Dall (1903). It is extant.

It was recombined as Epitonium (Nitidiscala) sawinae by Willett (1937); it was recombined as Epitonium sawinae by Willett (1937); it was recombined as Nitidiscala sawinae by DuShane (1979); it was recombined as Hirtoscala sawinae by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Scala sawinae Dall p. 175
1907Scala rectilaminata Dall
1907Scala berryi Dall p. 483
1908Epitonium (Crisposcala) acrostephanus Dall p. 251
1925Epitonium (Crisposcala) acrostephanum Oldroyd p. 13
1926Epitonium acrostephanum Jordan
1937Epitonium sawinae Willett
1937Epitonium (Nitidiscala) sawinae Willett p. 401
1959Epitonium rectilaminatum Kanakoff and Emerson p. 27
1979Nitidiscala sawinae DuShane p. 115 figs. Figures 39, 40, 42, 43, 44)
2021Hirtoscala sawinae Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusHirtoscalaBolten 1798
speciessawinae(Dall 1903)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Epitonium (Crisposcala) acrostephanum Dall 1908 [synonym], Scala berryi Dall 1907 [synonym], Scala rectilaminata Dall 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available