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Claviscala

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Claviscala was named by DeBoury (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Opalia (Claviscala) by Durham (1937); it was reranked as Turriscala (Claviscala) by MacNeil (1960).

It was assigned to Opalia by Durham (1937); to Turriscala by MacNeil (1960); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Squires and Saul (2003) and Kaim (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Claviscala DeBoury
1937Opalia (Claviscala) Durham p. 503
1960Turriscala (Claviscala) MacNeil p. 43
2002Claviscala Sepkoski
2003Claviscala Squires and Saul p. 41
2004Claviscala Kaim p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusClaviscalaDeBoury 1909

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.

G. Claviscala DeBoury 1909
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Durham 1937Shell large, elongate, spire very high; whorls convex; ornamented by curved axial ribs that do not reach suture; basal disk present, limited by a very prominent basal keel which is noticeable in the sutures, sometimes projecting; fine spiral growth lines present on sides of whorl and on the basal disk; aperture elongate.
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003Shell acuminate, whorls joined, and not umbilicate. Flat-sided whorls bearing broad axial ribs and fine spiral lines. Basal keel strong. Aperture rectangular. No pitting on surface of shell (Bouchet & Waren, 1986; Weil et al., 1999).
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: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 132.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Russian Federation C. antiqua (177874 177875 177876)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Germany C. infulata, C. scala (67175)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) C. ricordeana (1769)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) C. clementina (1861 1864)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3United Kingdom (England) C. clementina (1765)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Turiscala darwishi (98327)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) C. sp. (86939)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) C. sp. (1545)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan Turriscala shimajiriensis (42170)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Turriscala sp. (42183)