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Opalia (Crassiscala)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Crassiscala was named by de Boury (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Plio].

It was reranked as Opalia (Crassiscala) by Allison (1955), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

It was assigned to Opalia by Allison (1955), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Crassiscala de Boury
1955Opalia (Crassiscala) Allison p. 422
1995Opalia (Crassiscala) Pacaud and Le Renard
2002Crassiscala 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
subgenusCrassiscala(de Boury 1887)

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 (Crassiscala) de Boury 1887
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Crassiscala subterranea Wrigley 1940
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: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Ypresian or 119.57000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Opalia riachuelanum (1890)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Crassiscala subterranea (3266 3268)