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Opalia pertusa

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
O. atra, O. borealis (syn. O. chacei, Scalaria wroblewskyi, Scalaria (Psychrosoma) gouldii, Scala wroblewskyi), O. cavea, O. crenatoides, O. infrequens (syn. O. (Dentiscala) mazatlanica, O. (Nodiscala) ordenana, O. bullata, O. tremperi), O. mathewsonii, O. montereyensis (syn. O. pluricostata), O. spongiosa (syn. O. retiporosa), O. varicostata (syn. O. anomala, O. (Opalia) varicostata granti), Scala (Opalia) calvertensis, Scala (Opalia) cyclostoma, Scala (Opalia) prunicola, Scala (Opalia) reticulata, Scala (Opalia) thomasi, Scalaria (Opalia) annulata
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. bezanconi, O. brawinderi, O. debouryi, O. forestii, O. grata, O. interrupta, O. plicosa, O. pusilla, O. rugosa, O. rugulosa, O. varicostata, O. deboury, O. fratercula, O. plicata, O. pontileviensis, O. pumilio, O. rugatina, O. schacchi, O. rugifera, O. tehuacana, O. pusilla, O. pusilla, O. scacchii, O. soror, O. excentrica

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusOpaliaAdams and Adams 1853
speciespertusa

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia pertusa (62883)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia pertusa (62899)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Opalia pertusa (111599)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia pertusa (61896 61897 61903 61905 62887)