Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to W. F. Ponder and A. Warén 1988
See also Dockery 1993
Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Boreoscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Crossotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Pliciscala, Problitora, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Australolaxispira, Funis
Subtaxa: Ecclesiogyra Foratiscala Pseudoclaviscala Tenuiscala
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (3: Mississippi)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 8 collections including 17 occurrences