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Spiroscala

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Spiroscala was named by Knight (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi P Tatr Sepkoski's reference number: 157,797]. It is not extant. Its type is Spiroscala pagoda.

It was assigned to Ptychomphalides by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eotomariinae by Karapunar and Nützel (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Spiroscala Knight
1960Spiroscala Knight et al. p. 204
2002Spiroscala Sepkoski
2022Spiroscala Karapunar and Nützel p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusSpiroscala

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. †Spiroscala Knight 1945
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Spiroscala acuminata Thomas 1940
Spiroscala conoides Meek and Worthen 1867
Spiroscala decorata Hoare et al. 1997
Spiroscala elegans Mazaev 2019
Spiroscala georgiannae Kues and Batten 2001
Spiroscala intermedia de Koninck 1883
Spiroscala intricata Batten 1966
Spiroscala pagoda Knight 1945
Spiroscala pulchra Batten 1958
Spiroscala quasipulchra Karapunar and Nützel 2022
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Invalid names: Euconospira pulchra Batten 1958 [replaced]
Spiroscala shwedagoniformis Karapunar and Nützel 2022
Spiroscala solida Hyde 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available