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Epitonium (Cycloscala)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Cycloscala was named by Dall (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Epitonium (Cycloscala) by Woodring (1928), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982), Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Epitonium by Woodring (1928), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982), Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Epitonium aculeatum, Epitonium acuminiense, Epitonium acutum, Epitonium aduncum, Epitonium annulatum, Epitonium apiculatum, Epitonium auritum, Epitonium azumana, Epitonium bellastriata, Epitonium brocherti, Epitonium cantrainei, Epitonium carolinae, Epitonium carolinae, Epitonium cercadicum, Epitonium chamberlaini, Epitonium championi, Epitonium charitopolos, Epitonium charlestonense, Epitonium chubutinum, Epitonium cingolanii, Epitonium cionei, Epitonium clathratulum, Epitonium clathrus, Epitonium commune, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium condoni, Epitonium cooperense, Epitonium denticulatum, Epitonium dignitate, Epitonium dolosum, Epitonium dupliniana, Epitonium duplinianum, Epitonium emydoneus, Epitonium eucteanum, Epitonium expectatum, Epitonium exquisitum, Epitonium fargoi, Epitonium fasciatum, Epitonium foliaceicostatum, Epitonium foliaceicostum, Epitonium foliaceicostum, Epitonium foliaceicostum, Epitonium foliaceiscostatum, Epitonium fractum, Epitonium frondiculoides, Epitonium gabbi, Epitonium gabbi, Epitonium gabbi, Epitonium groenlandica, Epitonium helikum, Epitonium humphreysi, Epitonium humphreysi, Epitonium imperiale, Epitonium jani, Epitonium junceum, Epitonium junceum, Epitonium kingae, Epitonium kingae, Epitonium kraussi, Epitonium krebsii, Epitonium laguairense, Epitonium lepta, Epitonium leptosomum, Epitonium leroyi, Epitonium lineata, Epitonium lineolatum, Epitonium linoe, Epitonium linoe, Epitonium lobrosa, Epitonium marenum, Epitonium maturense, Epitonium mcglameriae, Epitonium merignacense, Epitonium mesogonium, Epitonium minuticosta, Epitonium minutissimum, Epitonium multiliniferum, Epitonium munistriatum, Epitonium muricatum, Epitonium novangliae, Epitonium novangliae, Epitonium okinavensis, Epitonium paytens, Epitonium perplexum, Epitonium pongensis, Epitonium potomacense, Epitonium pratti, Epitonium quirogai, Epitonium replicata, Epitonium replicatum, Epitonium reticulatum, Epitonium revoltum, Epitonium revolutum, Epitonium riparum, Epitonium robesonense, Epitonium rocheri, Epitonium rohri, Epitonium rugolosa, Epitonium rugulosa, Epitonium rushii, Epitonium sakuraii, Epitonium sayanum, Epitonium scalare, Epitonium schencki, Epitonium sculptatum, Epitonium sericifilum, Epitonium spiniferum, Epitonium spinosum, Epitonium striatissimum, Epitonium subacutum, Epitonium subexpansum, Epitonium suboptima, Epitonium subscalaris, Epitonium tenuiliratum, Epitonium tenuistriatum, Epitonium teuistriatum, Epitonium textuvestitum, Epitonium tonni, Epitonium turtonis, Epitonium undosum, Epitonium unifasciatum, Epitonium venezuelense, Epitonium venosum, Epitonium ventulum, Epitonium vetustum, Epitonium virginiae, Epitonium virginiae, Epitonium virginianum, Epitonium witfieldi, Epitonium yabei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cycloscala Dall p. 316
1928Epitonium (Cycloscala) Woodring pp. 394-395
1972Epitonium (Cycloscala) Ladd p. 50
1982Epitonium (Cycloscala) Ladd p. 33
2001Epitonium (Cycloscala) Todd
2002Cycloscala Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
subgenusCycloscala(Dall 1889)

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.

Subg. Epitonium (Cycloscala) Dall 1889
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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: Beu et al. 1990, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Palau Epitonium revoltum (77930)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Epitonium vetulum, Epitonium eumetrum (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Fiji Epitonium revolutum (78112)