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Depressiscala polita

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria polita was named by Sowerby (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Depressiscala polita by DuShane (1979).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Scalaria polita Sowerby p. 30
1917Epitonium (Nitidiscala) appressicostatum Dall p. 382
1928Epitonium implicatum Dall and Oschner p. 111
1932Epitonium (Nitidiscala) pedroanum Willett p. 88
1979Depressiscala polita DuShane p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
subfamilyEpitoniinaeBerry 1910
genusDepressiscalade Boury 1909
speciespolita(Sowerby 1844)

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.

Depressiscala polita Sowerby 1844
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Invalid names: Epitonium (Nitidiscala) appressicostatum Dall 1917 [synonym], Epitonium (Nitidiscala) pedroanum Willett 1932 [synonym], Epitonium implicatum Dall and Oschner 1928 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Depressiscala polita (48664)