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Depressiscala

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Depressiscala was named by de Boury (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Epitonium (Depressiscala) by Kilburn (1985).

It was assigned to Epitoniidae by DuShane (1979); to Epitonium by Kilburn (1985); to Epitoniinae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Depressiscala de Boury
1979Depressiscala DuShane p. 106
1985Epitonium (Depressiscala) Kilburn p. 301
1989Depressiscala Vaught et al.
2002Depressiscala Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
subfamilyEpitoniinaeBerry 1910
genusDepressiscalade Boury 1909

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.

G. Depressiscala de Boury 1909
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Depressiscala polita Sowerby 1844
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Invalid names: Epitonium (Nitidiscala) appressicostatum Dall 1917 [synonym], Epitonium (Nitidiscala) pedroanum Willett 1932 [synonym], Epitonium implicatum Dall and Oschner 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available