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Gryoscala

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Gryoscala was named by de Boury (1887). It is extant.

It was assigned to Epitoniidae by Massemin et al. (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Gryoscala de Boury
2009Gryoscala Massemin et al. p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusGryoscalade 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.

G. Gryoscala de Boury 1887
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Gryoscala lamellosa Lamarck 1822
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: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Epitonium lamellosum (131210)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Epitonium lamellosum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Epitonium lamellosum (66760)