Scaphella solitaria Conrad 1830 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative combinations: Scaphellopsis solitaria, Voluta solitaria

Synonyms: Scaphella coronaspira Petuch 1989, Scaphella sanctaemariae Petuch 1989

Belongs to Scaphella according to L. W. Ward 1998

See also Martin 1904 and Petuch 1988

Sister taxa: Scaphella (Clenchina), Scaphella (Scaphella), Scaphella aegyptiaca, Scaphella americana, Scaphella costaricana, Scaphella floridana, Scaphella junonia, Scaphella stromboidella, Scaphella trenholmii, Scaphella virginiana

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Delaware, Maryland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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