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Punctiscala
Taxonomy
Punctiscala was named by de Boury (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 852]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Opalia (Punctiscala) by Glibert (1962).
It was assigned to Opalia by Glibert (1962); to Epitoniinae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Opalia (Punctiscala) by Glibert (1962).
It was assigned to Opalia by Glibert (1962); to Epitoniinae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Punctiscala de Boury |
| 1962 | Opalia (Punctiscala) Glibert p. 236 |
| 1989 | Punctiscala Vaught et al. |
| 2002 | Punctiscala Sepkoski |
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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. Punctiscala de Boury 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 83.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (Mississippi) | P. melaniea (7456) | |
| Lutetian | France (Centre) | Opalia excentrica (178085) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy (Emilia-Romagna) | P. disjuncta (178117) |