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Episcynia

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Episcynia was named by Morch (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vitrinellidae by Gardner (1947) and Rosenberg (2005).

Species
E. inornata (syn. Vitrinella multicarinata)
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. mauryi, E. megalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Episcynia Morch
1947Episcynia Gardner p. 601
2002Episcynia Sepkoski
2005Episcynia Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusEpiscyniaMorch 1875

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. Episcynia Morch 1875
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Episcynia inornata d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Vitrinella multicarinata Dall 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available