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Scalites

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Scalites was named by Emmons (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 157]. It is not extant. Its type is Scalites angulatus.

It was reranked as Pleurotomaria (Scalites) by Meek (1873).

It was assigned to Pleurotomaria by Meek (1873); to Raphistomatinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Raphistomidae by Wagner (1999); and to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Scalites Emmons p. 132 fig. 84
1873Pleurotomaria (Scalites) Meek p. 154
1960Scalites Knight et al. p. 201
1999Scalites Wagner
2002Scalites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyRaphistomatoidea
familyRaphistomatidae()
genusScalites

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. †Scalites Emmons 1842
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Scalites alatum Koken and Perner 1925
Scalites amanoi Kobayashi 1958
Scalites angulatus Emmons 1842
Scalites depressa Longstaff 1924
Scalites irregulare Kobayashi 1958
Scalites jonesi Kobayashi 1959
Scalites kanesi Kobayashi 1930
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Invalid names: Scalites yabei Kobayashi 1930 [synonym]
Scalites katoi Kobayashi 1934
Scalites keizanensis Kobayashi 1934
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Invalid names: Scalites giganteus Kobayashi 1959 [synonym]
Scalites oradovekaiae Vostokova 1964
Scalites peracutum Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Scalites richmondensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Scalites solitarius Endo 1935
Scalites tamurai Kobayashi 1930
Scalites tellerensis Rohr 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:23:58
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:23:58
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Caradoc or 470.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3Canada (Yukon) Helicotoma jonesi (132749)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) S. angulatus (164475 171713 171792 172332 172334 172342)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) S. angulatus (10279)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Helicotoma jonesi (56163) Palaeomphalus giganteus (172824) Palaeomphalus giganteus, Helicotoma jonesi (56164 56168)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Liaoning) Eccyliopterus solitarius (119294)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2North Korea Helicotoma tamurai (155371) Helicotoma yabei (155060)
Llanvirn - Early/Lower Llandeilo468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangwon-do) Palaeomphalus keizanensis, S. katoi (56173)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2North Korea (Hamgyong-namdo) Palaeomphalus keizanensis (56175)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2South Korea Helicotoma amanoi, Palaeomphalus keizanensis, S. katoi, S. irregulare (56172)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Raphistoma peracutum (33182 33186 33188)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rhaphistoma peracutum (23621)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Raphistoma peracutum (23557)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raphistoma peracutum (23644) Rhaphistoma peracutum (23623)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) S. peracutum (87737)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raphistoma peracutum (23622)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rhaphistoma peracutum (23558)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raphistoma peracutum (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Raphistoma peracutum (23579 23584)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Omospira depressa (78001)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Raphistoma peracutum (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Raphistoma peracutum (23678)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) Raphistoma tellerensis (49346)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Raphistomina richmondensis (64165) Raphistomina sp. (373)