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Scaphella aegyptiaca

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Scaphella aegyptiaca was named by Wanner (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bab-el Jasmund, Libyan Desert, which is in a Danian perireef or subreef limestone in Egypt.

It was recombined as Voluta (Scaphella) aegyptiaca by Oppenheim (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. saintjeani, S. ocalana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Voluta (Scaphella) aegyptiaca Oppenheim p. 445 figs. Pl 7, fig 12
1902Scaphella aegyptiaca Wanner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
genusScaphellaSwainson 1832
speciesaegyptiacaWanner 1902

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.

†Scaphella aegyptiaca Wanner 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available