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Scalaspira

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Scalaspira was named by Conrad (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 123].

It was assigned to Muricidae by Martin (1904) and Petuch (1988); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Buccinidae by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Scalaspira Conrad
1904Scalaspira Martin p. 204
1988Scalaspira Petuch p. 40
2002Scalaspira Sepkoski
2007Scalaspira Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusScalaspiraConrad 1862

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. †Scalaspira Conrad 1862
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Subg. †Scalaspira (Scalaspira) Conrad 1862
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Scalaspira strumosa Conrad 1832
Scalaspira vokesae Petuch 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Denmark S. erratica (111476)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark S. erratica (111472 111474 111475)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jylland) S. elegantula (9170)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Virginia) S. strumosa (61276)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands S. festiva (186883 186884)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Trophon alveolatus (84819)