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Hirtoscala hindsii

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria hindsii was named by Carpenter (1856). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scala hindsi by Cooper (1894); it was recombined as Scala hindsii by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Epitonium hindsii by Weaver (1949); it was recombined as Hirtoscala hindsii by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. replicata

Synonyms
  • Epitonium contrerasi was named by Jordan and Hertlein (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C.A.S. Loc. 945, Turtle Bay, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Mexico.

    It was recombined as Epitonium (Nitidiscala) contrerasi by Grant and Gale (1931) and Durham (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Hirtoscala hindsii by Hendy (2021).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Scalaria hindsii Carpenter p. 165
1894Scala hindsi Cooper
1895Scalaria hindsii Ashley p. 343
1903Scala hindsii Arnold p. 264
1926Epitonium contrerasi Jordan and Hertlein p. 446 figs. Pl. 30, Fig. 4
1931Epitonium (Nitidiscala) contrerasi Grant and Gale p. 858
1937Epitonium (Nitidiscala) contrerasi Durham p. 488
1949Epitonium hindsii Weaver pp. table 23
2021Hirtoscala hindsii Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusHirtoscalaBolten 1798
specieshindsii(Carpenter 1856)

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.

Hirtoscala hindsii Carpenter 1856
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Invalid names: Epitonium (Nitidiscala) contrerasi Jordan and Hertlein 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available