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Scala crebricostata

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria crebricostata was named by Carpenter (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scala crebricostata by Arnold (1903).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Scalaria crebricostata Carpenter p. 660
1903Scala crebricostata Arnold p. 263

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalaBolten 1798
speciescrebricostata(Carpenter 1863)

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.

Scala crebricostata Carpenter 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:37:01
Modified: 2018-03-19 13:34:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available