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Scalitina montana

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Scalitina montana was named by Spriesterbach (1919). Its type locality is Schaffeld im Dhünntal, east of Burscheid, which is in a Givetian marine shale in the Honseler Schichten Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Scalitina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Scalitina montana Spriesterbach p. 509 figs. pl. 39 f. 2
2023Scalitina montana Wagner p. 5029

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusScalitina
speciesmontana

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.

Scalitina montana Spriesterbach 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Scalitina montana (type locality: 156533)