Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combination: Scalaria borealis
Synonyms: Epitonium (Opalia) chacei Strong 1937, Epitonium (Opalia) wroblewskii Mörch 1876, Opalia (Opalia) wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Opalia chacei Strong 1937, Opalia wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Opalia wroblewskyi chacei Strong 1937, Scala wroblewskyi Mörch 1876, Scalaria (Psychrosoma) gouldii Tapparone-Canefri 1876
Belongs to Opalia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Durham 1937, Hendy 2020 and Oldroyd 1925
Sister taxa: Opalia (Contemniscala), Opalia (Crassiscala), Opalia (Dentiscala), Opalia (Granuliscala), Opalia (Nodiscala), Opalia (Opalia), Opalia (Pliciscala), Opalia (Rugatiscala), Opalia atra, Opalia cavea, Opalia crenatoides, Opalia insculpta, Opalia mathewsonii, Opalia montereyensis, Opalia varicostata, Scala (Opalia) calvertensis, Scala (Opalia) prunicola, Scala (Opalia) reticulata
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), Mexico (4), United States (9: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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