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Amaea (Discoscala)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Amaea (Discoscala) Saccoa
1960Amaea (Discoscala) MacNeil p. 44
1967Amaea (Discoscala) Abbass p. 42
2002Discoscala Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAmaeaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusDiscoscalaSaccoa 1890

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. Amaea (Discoscala) Saccoa 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Amaea suroclathrata (63550)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt Amaea ghorabensis (2958)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Discoscala scaberrima (178108)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan Amaea niasensis (42170)