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Scalaspira vokesae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mesoserphidae

Taxonomy
Scalaspira vokesae was named by Petuch (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 427961, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Scalapira waelii, S. elegantula, S. erratica, S. festiva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Scalaspira vokesae Petuch p. 40 figs. pl. 7, figs. 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
—Yangprocta
superfamilyCynipoidea
superfamilyPlatygastroidea
familyMesoserphidae
familyPeleserphidae
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
—Spiralia
—Trochozoa
—Eutrochozoa
—Chaetifera
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusScalaspiraConrad 1862
speciesvokesae

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.

†Scalaspira vokesae Petuch 1988
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available