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Opalia (Nodiscala)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Nodiscala De Boury p. 12
1891Funiscala de Boury
1932Epitonium (Nodiscala) Lowe
1937Opalia (Nodiscala) Durham p. 504
1947Scalina (Nodiscala) Gardner p. 578
1990Funiscala Beu et al. p. 411
1995Opalia (Funiscala) Pacaud and Le Renard
2001Opalia (Nodiscala) Todd
2002Funiscala Sepkoski
2002Nodiscala Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusOpaliaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusNodiscala(De Boury 1890)

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.

Subg. Opalia (Nodiscala) De Boury 1890
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Invalid names: Funiscala de Boury 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Durham 1937Shell small, slender, non-umbilicate; axial ribs nodose, ill-defined; occasional varices present representing resting stages, the last one very prominent; spiral ribs present, distinct; on last whorl there are two angulations, the lowest representing the keel bounding basal disk; interspaces between spiral ribs strongly punctate; aperture ovate, outer lip much thickened by terminal varix, inner lip moderately thick. Abundant in warm seas, usually in depths of less than 100 fathoms.
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: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) Opalia pontileviensis, Opalia schacchi (178085)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Nodiscala bimonilifera (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia rugatina (62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia rugatina, Opalia sp. (62884)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Nodiscala scacchii (111599)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Nodiscala suzuensis (176558)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Opalia rugatina (61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61903 61905 62885)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Opalia sp. (135816 135821)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Scalaria obtusicostata (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Opalia obtusicostata (179597)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Opalia pumilio (131210)