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Nitidiscala californica

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Epitonium californicum was named by Dall (1917). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nitidiscala californica by DuShane (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Epitonium californicum Dall
1917Epitonium diegense Dall p. 483
1917Epitonium orcuttianum Dall p. 484
1979Nitidiscala californica DuShane p. 108 figs. Figures 25, 26, 27

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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
speciescalifornica(Dall 1917)

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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Invalid names: Epitonium diegense Dall 1917 [synonym], Epitonium orcuttianum 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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Epitonium californicum (160361)