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Episcynia

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Episcynia was named by Morch (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vitrinellidae by Gardner (1947), Rosenberg (2005).

Species
E. inornata (syn. Vitrinella multicarinata)
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. mauryi, E. megalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Episcynia Morch
1947Episcynia Gardner p. 601
2002Episcynia Sepkoski
2005Episcynia Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusEpiscyniaMorch 1875

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. Episcynia Morch 1875
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Episcynia inornata d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Vitrinella multicarinata Dall 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:56:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:56:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) E. bastropensis (90455)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) E. sp. (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) E. bastropensis (205480 205485)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) E. mauryi (42482 42605 42657 42663)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama E. megalia (52173)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) E. mauryi (111204 136943)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) E. sp. (79843)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica E. naso (58522 69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) E. sp. (79794)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) E. multicarinata (61309 79331)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) E. sp. (79835)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) E. multicarinata (61310 67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Vitrinella multicarinata (66757)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) E. inornata (96538) E. multicarinata (61311)