Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative spelling: Asperiscala
Parent taxon: Epitonium according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Durham 1937 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Epitonium (Arctoscala), Epitonium (Bifidoscala), Epitonium (Boreoscala), Epitonium (Cinctiscala), Epitonium (Coniscala), Epitonium (Crisposcala), Epitonium (Cycloscala), Epitonium (Epitonium), Epitonium (Glabriscala), Epitonium (Gyroscala), Epitonium (Hirtoscala), Epitonium (Hyaloscala), Epitonium (Minutiscala), Epitonium (Nitidiscala), Epitonium (Papyriscala), Epitonium (Parviscala), Epitonium (Pictoscala), Epitonium (Scala), Epitonium (Striatascala), Epitonium alaquaense, Epitonium albidum, Epitonium angulatum, Epitonium candeanum, Epitonium chancellorensis, Epitonium charlestonensis, Epitonium clallamense, Epitonium clarki, Epitonium clathratulum, Epitonium cookii, Epitonium cribrum, Epitonium dubiosum, Epitonium echinaticosta, Epitonium faearium, Epitonium foliaceum, Epitonium frondiculum, Epitonium frondosum, Epitonium georgettinum, Epitonium greenlandicum, Epitonium hospitum, Epitonium humphreysii, Epitonium kostejanum, Epitonium latefasciatum, Epitonium leai, Epitonium merriami, Epitonium multistriatum, Epitonium paytense, Epitonium peruvianum, Epitonium philippinarum, Epitonium rupicola, Epitonium sandwichense, Epitonium sillimani, Epitonium sohli, Epitonium stellanum, Epitonium submaculosum, Epitonium tollini, Epitonium trevelyana
Subtaxa: Asperiscala bellastriatum Asperiscala hemphilli Epitonium (Asperiscala) cedrosensis Epitonium (Asperiscala) dallasi
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections), Ecuador (1), Panama (1), United States (3: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (8: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (4), Panama (4), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Venezuela (4)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), Mexico (1), Panama (7), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Total: 43 collections including 49 occurrences