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Scalaria
Taxonomy
Scalaria was named by Lamarck (1801) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 119]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Epitoniidae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Epitoniidae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
S. (Psychrosoma), S. (Scalaria), S. albensis, S. angulata, S. bezanconi, S. biserta, S. clathrus, S. crispa, S. decussata, S. denudata, S. elegans, S. elongata, S. ertborni, S. fallax, S. fenestrata, S. geniculata, S. hamulifera, S. lineata, S. minima, S. molengraaffi, S. monocycla, S. octolineata, S. ornata, S. pearlensis, S. philippi, S. plicata, S. subulata, S. torulosus, S. trigintanaria, S. turbinata, S. varicostata
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1801 | Scalaria Lamarck |
| 1995 | Scalaria Pacaud and Le Renard |
| 2002 | Scalaria 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. Scalaria Lamarck 1801
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Subg. Scalaria (Psychrosoma) Tapparone-Canefri 1876
Subg. Scalaria (Scalaria) Lamarck 1801
†Scalaria albensis d'Orbigny 1902
†Scalaria angulata Say 1822
†Scalaria bezanconi Cossmann and Lambert 1884
†Scalaria biserta Münster 1841
Scalaria clathrus Linnaeus 1758
†Scalaria crispa Lamarck 1804
†Scalaria decussata Lamarck 1804
†Scalaria denudata Lamarck 1804
†Scalaria elegans Münster 1841
†Scalaria elongata Martin 1879
†Scalaria ertborni Koenen 1882
†Scalaria fallax Wilckens 1907
†Scalaria fenestrata von Wöhrmann 1889
†Scalaria geniculata Brocchi 1814
†Scalaria hamulifera Wood 1847
†Scalaria lineata Say 1822
†Scalaria minima Martin 1879
†Scalaria molengraaffi Krumbeck 1924
†Scalaria monocycla Lamarck 1804
†Scalaria octolineata Aldrich 1885
†Scalaria ornata Münster 1841
†Scalaria pearlensis Meyer 1886
†Scalaria philippi Reuss 1846
†Scalaria plicata Lamarck 1804
†Scalaria subulata Sowerby 1825
†Scalaria torulosus Brocchi 1814
†Scalaria trigintanaria Conrad 1848
†Scalaria turbinata Forbes 1846
†Scalaria varicostata Riedel 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 7 | 7.68 | 1.20 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 5.10 |
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 247.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Collections (75 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisian - Ladinian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | S. sp. (203800) | |
| Carnian | Italy | Eucycloscala elegans (164191) | |
| Carnian | Austria | S. fenestrata (206002) | |
| Carnian | Austria (Tyrol) | S. fenestrata (202331) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Indonesia (Timor) | S. molengraaffi (205303) | |
| Julian | Italy | Eucycloscala elegans (69659 137435) S. elegans, S. ornata (144633) S. klipsteini, S. elegans, S. biserta (144631) S. sp. (144634) Turbo elegans, Turritella ornata, Turbo bisertus (137429) | |
| Rhaetian | Indonesia (Timor) | S. sp. (205457) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Eucycloscala elegans (225394 225396) | |
| Spinatum | Germany | Eucycloscala elegans (159446) | |
| Spinatum | Germany (Bavaria) | Eucycloscala elegans (25502) | |
| Valanginian | France | S. albensis (2222) | |
| Valanginian | Switzerland | S. albensis (2224) S. sp. (2247) | |
| Hauterivian | Switzerland | S. cruciana, S. neocomiensis (2198) | |
| Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | S. meyeri (1836) | |
| Albian | France | S. clementina (2235) S. gurgitis (2166) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | S. clementina (2167) S. studeri (2237) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | United Kingdom (England) | S. pulchra (6280) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Argentina (San Luis) | S. fallax (235482) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | S. sp. (235519) | |
| Coniacian | Cameroon | S. varicostata (209647 209691 209692) | |
| Piripauan | New Zealand | S. pacifica (37326 78369 78374 83521) | |
| Campanian | New Zealand (South Island) | S. sp. (101382) | |
| Haumurian | New Zealand (Canterbury) | S. sp. (101408 101409) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany | S. philippi (213668) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Chile (Concepcíon) | S. sp. (13309) | |
| Danian | Egypt | S. jasmundi, S. calamistrata (86950) | |
| Danian | Austria (Niederösterreich) | S. brancoi (87002) S. desertorum (87001) | |
| Danian | Denmark | S. sp. (89866) | |
| Danian - Selandian | Egypt | S. desertorum (87000) | |
| Thanetian | Poland | S. magna (27019 27020) | |
| Casamayoran | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | S. rugulosa (50067) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Texas) | Pliciscala pearlensis (205527) | |
| Lutetian | Spain | S. sp. (165187) | |
| Lutetian | France | S. crispa, S. decussata, S. denudata (184110) S. crispa, S. monocycla (184107) S. plicata (184109) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | S. quinquefasciata (90600) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Mississippi) | Pliciscala pearlensis (90704 164232) | |
| Bartonian | Croatia | S. anconai (124309 124371) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (New Jersey) | S. virginiana (92770) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | S. sp. (39662) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Mississippi) | S. trigintanaria (84137) | |
| Oligocene - Pliocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | S. rugulosa (50076) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | S. rugulosa (50075) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (South Otago) | S. browni, S. lyrata (45653) | |
| Aquitanian | Argentina | S. rugulosa (45887) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (New Jersey) | S. marylandica (59336 59726 92763) | |
| Tortonian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | S. minuta (13626) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | S. elongata, S. minima (70098) | |
| Zanclean | Holy See (Vatican City State) | S. torulosa (209253) | |
| Zanclean | United Kingdom (England) | S. geniculata, S. hamulifera (84755) S. torulosa (84756) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | S. clathrus (203377) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | S. sp. (202936) |