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Scaphella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Synonyms
  • Maculopeplum was named by Dall (1906) [HISTORY: Synonym of Scaphella Swainson 1832 [Vokes 1998].]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Scaphella by Vokes (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Scaphella Swainson p. 87
1902Voluta (Scaphella) Oppenheim p. 445
1904Scaphella Martin p. 172
1906Maculopeplum Dall
1948Scaphella Gardner p. 260
1953Scaphella Olsson and Harbison p. 196
1958Scaphella DuBar p. 190
1967Scaphella Olsson p. 26
1989Scaphella Darragh p. 216
1992Scaphella Ward p. 135
1995Scaphella Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
1998Scaphella Vokes p. 8
2001Scaphella Todd
2001Scaphella Wienrich p. 508
2002Scaphella Sepkoski

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
genusScaphellaSwainson 1832

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. Scaphella Swainson 1832
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Subg. †Scaphella (Clenchina) Pilsbry and Olsson 1953
†Scaphella aegyptiaca Wanner 1902
†Scaphella americana Perrilliat 1973
†Scaphella costaricana Olsson 1922
†Scaphella floridana Heilprin 1887
Scaphella junonia Lamark 1804
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Invalid names: Scaphella capelettii Petuch 1994 [synonym]
†Scaphella solitaria Conrad 1830
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Invalid names: Scaphella coronaspira Petuch 1989 [synonym], Scaphella sanctaemariae Petuch 1989 [synonym]
†Scaphella stromboidella Kellum 1926
†Scaphella trenholmii Tuomey and Holmes 1857
†Scaphella virginiana Conrad 1842
Invalid names: Maculopeplum Dall 1906 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland S. sp. (28084)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland S. sp. (27818 27819 27822 28081)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt S. aegyptiaca (86950)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland S. crenistria (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark S. faxensis (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) S. sp. (2849)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France S. sp. (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) S. sp. C, S. showalteri (98701)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Mississippi) S. sp. A (98528)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. sp. (2923)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) S. newcombiana (205427) S. showalteri (2916 84471 90606 98262 98423 205452) S. sp. (2919)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark S. crenistria (35265 35266)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. newcombiana (80367 90610)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) S. newcombiana (91846)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) S. newcombiana (98777)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) S. newcombiana (80761 92352)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Egypt Voluta aegyptiaca (169302)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) S. wetherelli (76601)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) S. newcombiana (98779)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) S. newcombiana, S. sp. D (91111)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (New Jersey) S. biconica (101355 101357) S. intermedia (101336)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) S. parvula, S. perelevata, S. scaphoides, S. sp. B (91760)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) S. ocalana (5437)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (North Carolina) S. saintjeani (4880)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) S. stromboidella (71652)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark S. siemssenii (111472 111474 111475)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) S. stromboidella (41987)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. bolli (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. bolli (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. bolli (62899 62903 62932)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany S. bolli (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) S. solitaria, S. virginiana (18579)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium S. bolli (114830)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) S. virginiana (69024)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands S. bolli (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. bolli (61895 61896 61897 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61906 62886 62892 62893)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) S. virginiana (60376) Voluta sp. (79114)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark S. bolli (98312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica S. costaricana (134681)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Scaphellopsis solitaria (92325)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. sp. (75039)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Voluta lamberti (84794 84795)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium S. lamberti (126155)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (79858 135832)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium S. lamberti (80674)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) S. floridana (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Voluta lamberti (84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) S. gravesae, S. maureenae (79875) S. martinshugari (79960) S. tenholmii (79765) S. trenhomii (79959)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) S. trenholmii (59307)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) S. sp. (78266 78268 79245)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (61343)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium S. lamberti (179048 179079)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) S. floridana (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) S. pecursor (59316) S. sp. (80033)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) S. brennmortoni (79749) S. floridana (79331 79786) S. griffini, S. oleiniki, S. tomscotti (79782)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) S. seminole, S. capelettii (79747)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) S. sp. (69046)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) S. junonia (41935 92776)