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Ellipsoscapha sohli

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae

Taxonomy
Ellipsoscapha sohli was named by Marincovich (1993). Its type locality is Prince Creek Fm, Colville River, which is in a Danian estuary/bay mudstone/sandstone in the Prince Creek Formation of Alaska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Ellipsoscapha sohli Marincovich, Jr. pp. 30-31 figs. 16.8-16.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyScaphandridaeSars 1878
genusEllipsoscaphaStephenson 1941
speciessohli

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.

†Ellipsoscapha sohli Marincovich, Jr. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alaska) Ellipsoscapha sohli (type locality: 64414)