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Scalaria geniculata

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Turbo geniculatus was named by Brocchi (1814). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Scalaria geniculata by Wood (1879).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Turbo geniculatus Brocchi p. 659 figs. pl. 16, fig. 1
1879Scalaria geniculata Wood p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalariaLamarck 1801
speciesgeniculata(Brocchi 1814)

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.

Scalaria geniculata Brocchi 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Scalaria geniculata (84755)