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Crisposcala vatinae

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scala vatinae was named by de Boury (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crisposcala vatinae by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Epitonium (Crisposcala) vatinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Scala vatinae de Boury
1995Epitonium (Crisposcala) vatinae Pacaud and Le Renard
1995Crisposcala vatinae Tracey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusCrisposcalaBolten 1798
speciesvatinae(de Boury 1912)

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.

Crisposcala vatinae de Boury 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:37:01
Modified: 2018-03-19 13:34:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Crisposcala vatinae (8124)