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Tenuiscala

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Tenuiscala was named by de Boury (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Epitoniidae by Harris and Palmer (1947); to Nystiellinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Tenuiscala de Boury
1947Tenuiscala Harris and Palmer p. 236
1995Tenuiscala Pacaud and Le Renard
2002Tenuiscala Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
subfamilyNystiellinaeClench 1952
genusTenuiscalade Boury 1887

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. Tenuiscala de Boury 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available