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Epitonium angulatum

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Scalaria clathrus angulata Say
2008Epitonium angulatum Hendy et al.

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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
speciesangulatum(Say 1831)

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.

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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Epitonium angulatum (42146)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Epitonium angulatum (131210)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Epitonium angulatum (66720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Epitonium angulatum (60930 66758 66760 79706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Epitonium angulatum (57702 57704 57705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Epitonium angulatum (41935 41936 92775 92776)