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Scalaria clathrus

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Turbo clathrus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recentl; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Scalaria clathrus by Say (1831), Holmes (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. jasmundi, S. pacifica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Turbo clathrus Linnaeus
1831Scalaria clathrus Say
1859Scalaria clathrus Holmes p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalariaLamarck 1801
speciesclathrus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Scalaria clathrus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Scalaria clathrus (203377)