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Scalaria decussata

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria decussata was named by Lamarck (1804). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grignon (Defrance collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. jasmundi, S. pacifica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Scalaria decussata Lamarck p. 213 figs. Pl 16, fig 17
1822Scalaria decussata Lamarck p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalariaLamarck 1801
speciesdecussata

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.

†Scalaria decussata Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available