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Belliscala
Taxonomy
Belliscala was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Acirsinae by Sohl (1964); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Squires and Saul (2003).
It was assigned to Acirsinae by Sohl (1964); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Squires and Saul (2003).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Belliscala Stephenson |
| 1964 | Belliscala Sohl p. 316 |
| 2002 | Belliscala Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Belliscala Squires and Saul p. 30 |
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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. †Belliscala Stephenson 1941
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†Belliscala meta Squires and Saul 2003
†Belliscala petra Squires and Saul 2003
†Belliscala rockensis Stephenson 1941
†Belliscala suciense Squires and Saul 2003
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003 | Shell conical-turriculate, whorls joined, rounded, and not umbilicate. Suture impressed. Sculpture consisting of rounded axial ribs and weaker spiral threads. Base rounded without a well developed disk (Stephenson, 1941; Dockery, 1993). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Danian or 85.70000 to 61.66000 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Santonian | USA (California) | B. petra (220411) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | USA (California) | B. petra (215319) | |
| Santonian | USA (California) | B. petra (215307) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (California) | B. meta (3888 86936 210580) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (Mississippi) | B. lirata, B. nodosa (7456) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (California) | B. suciense (185168) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Delaware) | B. creideri (6171) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | B. crideri, B. forbeyi (7472) B. rockensis (7507) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (California) | Bittiscala suciense (144774) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | B. rockensis (7515) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | B. rockensis (7590) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Mexico (Guerrero) | B. sp. (7461) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | B. sp. (4193) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Maryland) | B. sp. (4368 4369 4372) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Missouri) | B. sp. (4383) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (California) | B. sp. (185635) | |
| Danian | Greenland | B. sp. (22943) |