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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Epitonium (Epitonium) alatum (Sowerby, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scalaria alata Sowerby, 1844
   Epitonium (Epitonium) alatum Sowerby, 1844
   Scalaria alata Sowerby , 1844
   Lamelliscala alata (Sowerby, 1844)
   Epitonium arestum Tinker, 1952

Distribution

Trhoughout the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii west to the Indian Ocean. (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific?
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.90, fig 272 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea?
     Jousseaume, F. 1911. p.194 

Keywords

depth: intertidal and subtidal 

References

 Jousseaume, F. 1911. p.194 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.153 [ Fig 54 C ]  General reference
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.90, fig 272 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Epitonium Röding, 1798
                            Epitonium (Epitonium) Röding, 1798
                              Epitonium (Epitonium) alatum (Sowerby, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10161) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2002-11-11.