Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to F. S. MacNeil 1960
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 2001
Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Acrilla, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Crossotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Pliciscala, Problitora, Proscala, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Variciscala, Australolaxispira, Funis
Subtaxa: Turriscala (Kapua)
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (7), the Netherlands (2), New Zealand (2)
• Oligocene of Denmark (3), the Netherlands (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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