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Scalina brophyi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4959350https://www.gbif.org/species/4959350
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)122048https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=122048
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Amaea : Scalina brophyi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Scalina : Scalina brophyi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
-Ptenoglossa
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusScalinaConrad 1865
speciesScalina brophyiDeVries 2006
Generic NameScalina
Scientific NameScalina brophyi DeVries, 2006
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Scalina brophyispeciesbelongs to Scalinastated with evidenceDeVries, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Motilityslow-moving (based on Epitoniidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Epitoniidae)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Epitoniidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. J. DeVries. 2006. Five new Cenozoic epitoniids from Southern Peru and the Neogene history of Scalina Conrad, 1865 (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) in the Americas. The Veliger 49(4):231-251

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Scalina brophyi DeVries p. 244 figs. figs. 49-52

References

DeVries T. J. (2006) Five new Cenozoic epitoniids from Southern Peru and the Neogene history of Scalina Conrad, 1865 (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) in the Americas, The Veliger 49 4, 231-251
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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