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Scalina ferminiana

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Epitonium (Ferminoscala) ferminianum was named by Dall (1908) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Epitonium (Ferminoscala).

It was recombined as Amaea (Scalina) ferminiana by Dushane (1988); it was recombined as Scalina ferminiana by DeVries (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Epitonium (Ferminoscala) ferminianum Dall p. 316 figs. pl. 8, fig. 8
1910Scala (Acrilla) wiegandi Böse p. 228 figs. pl. 12, fig. 8
1910Scala weigandi Böse p. 228 figs. pl. 12, fig. 8
1941Epitonium (Ferminoscala) manabianum Pilsbry and Olsson
1988Amaea (Scalina) ferminiana Dushane p. 53
1992Scalina weigandi Perrilliat p. 23
2007Scalina ferminiana DeVries p. 233

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalinaConrad 1865
speciesferminiana(Dall 1908)

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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Invalid names: Epitonium (Ferminoscala) manabianum Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym], Scala (Acrilla) wiegandi Böse 1910 [synonym], Scala weigandi Böse 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available