†Scalites Emmons 1842 (snail)
PaleoDB taxon number: 8497
Alternative spelling: Pleurotomaria (Scalites)
Full reference: E. Emmons. 1842. Geology of New York, pt. 2, Comprising the survey of the second geological district. New York State Geological Survey 1-429
Parent taxon: Raphistomidae according to P. J. Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Bridgeites, Ceratopea, Omulevia, Ophiletinae, Orospira, Raphistoma, Raphistomatinae
Subtaxa: Scalites alatum, Scalites amanoi, Scalites angulatus, Scalites depressa, Scalites irregulare, Scalites jonesi, Scalites kanesi, Scalites katoi, Scalites keizanensis, Scalites oradovekaiae, Scalites peracutum, Scalites richmondensis, Scalites solitarius, Scalites tamurai, Scalites tellerensis
Type: Scalites angulatus
Ecology: epifaunal