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Belliscala

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Belliscala was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acirsinae by Sohl (1964); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Squires and Saul (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Belliscala Stephenson
1964Belliscala Sohl p. 316
2002Belliscala Sepkoski
2003Belliscala Squires and Saul p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusBelliscalaStephenson 1941

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. †Belliscala Stephenson 1941
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Belliscala meta Squires and Saul 2003
Belliscala petra Squires and Saul 2003
Belliscala rockensis Stephenson 1941
Belliscala suciense Squires and Saul 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003Shell conical-turriculate, whorls joined, rounded, and not umbilicate. Suture impressed. Sculpture consisting of rounded axial ribs and weaker spiral threads. Base rounded without a well developed disk (Stephenson, 1941; Dockery, 1993).