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Scala sillimani

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria sillimani was named by Morton (1834) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1559 m. kosnik taxon no: 2930].

It was recombined as Scala sillimani by Stephenson (1914); it was recombined as Striaticostatum sillimani by Sohl (1964) and Sohl (1964); it was recombined as Epitonium sillimani by Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Scalaria sillimani Morton
1914Scala sillimani Stephenson
1964Striaticostatum sillimani Sohl p. 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalaBolten 1798
speciessillimani(Morton 1834)

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.

Scala sillimani Morton 1834
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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: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Scala sillimani (88357)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Scala sillimani (239639)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Scala sillimani (4189 4193 4203 4205)