Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative spellings: Crisposcala, Scala (Crisposcala)
Parent taxon: Epitonium according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Durham 1937, Eames 1952, Gardner 1947, MacNeil 1960, Oldroyd 1925 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Epitonium (Acrilla), Epitonium (Arctoscala), Epitonium (Asperiscala), Epitonium (Bifidoscala), Epitonium (Cinctiscala), Epitonium (Coniscala), 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 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 multistriatum, Epitonium paytense, Epitonium peruvianum, Epitonium philippinarum, Epitonium rupicola, Epitonium sandwichense, Epitonium sohli, Epitonium stellanum, Epitonium submaculosum, Epitonium tabulatum, Epitonium tollini, Epitonium trevelyana
Subtaxa: Crisposcala vatinae Epitonium (Crisposcala) acuminiensis Epitonium (Crisposcala) efferum Epitonium (Crisposcala) godini Scala (Crisposcala) rakhiensis
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
• Eocene of France (3), Pakistan (5), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences