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Episcynia inornata

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Trochus inornatus was named by d'Orbigny (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Episcynia inornata by Rosenberg (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. bastropensis, E. mauryi, E. megalia, E. naso

Synonyms
  • Vitrinella multicarinata was named by Dall (1889). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Episcynia multicarinata by Portell et al. (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Episcynia inornata by Rosenberg (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Trochus inornatus d'Orbigny
1889Vitrinella multicarinata Dall
1992Episcynia multicarinata Portell et al.
2005Episcynia inornata Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusEpiscyniaMorch 1875
speciesinornata(d'Orbigny 1842)

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.

Episcynia inornata d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Vitrinella multicarinata Dall 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:56:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:56:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Episcynia multicarinata (61309 79331)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Episcynia multicarinata (61310 67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Vitrinella multicarinata (66757)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Episcynia inornata (96538) Episcynia multicarinata (61311)