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Nitidiscala indianorum

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria indianorum was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scala indianorum by Cooper (1888) and Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Epitonium (Nitidiscala) indianorum by Durham (1937); it was recombined as Nitidiscala indianorum by DuShane (1979); it was recombined as Hirtoscala indianorum by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Scalaria indianorum Carpenter p. 660
1864Scalaria indianorum Carpenter p. 660
1888Scala indianorum Cooper p. 263
1903Scala indianorum Arnold p. 264
1917Epitonium columbianum Dall p. 481
1917Epitonium montereyense Dall p. 481
1937Epitonium (Nitidiscala) indianorum Durham p. 486
1979Nitidiscala indianorum DuShane p. 113 figs. Figures 36, 37, 38
2021Hirtoscala indianorum Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusNitidiscalaBolten 1798
speciesindianorum(Carpenter 1864)

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.

Nitidiscala indianorum Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Epitonium columbianum Dall 1917 [synonym], Epitonium montereyense Dall 1917 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (206393)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (200398 200403)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (186031)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (168757 231899)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (37933 37940 37943)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (96894 138723 202634 202636 202638 202639 202640 203118 222978 222993 222998 223325 223327)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Epitonium indianorum (37672 59063 96895 160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Epitonium indianorum (67641)