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Asperiscala lowei

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scala lowei was named by Dall (1906). It is extant.

It was recombined as Epitonium lowei by Dall (1917); it was recombined as Asperiscala lowei by DuShane (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Scala lowei Dall p. 44
1917Epitonium lowei Dall p. 475
1979Asperiscala lowei DuShane p. 101 figs. Figure 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAsperiscalaBolten 1798
specieslowei(Dall 1906)

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.

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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available