OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Papyriscala) imperiale (Sowerby, 1844)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Scalaria imperialis Sowerby, 1844
Epitonium (Papryiscala) imperiale (Sowerby, 1844)
Common Name
Imperial Ladder Shell p.104 Allan, J. 1950.
Imperial Wentletrap p.132, pl.133 Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
West Australia to southern Queensland
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia Throughout Region
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.134, fig 417
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland Throughout Region
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.134, fig 417
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
Keywords
depth: shallow subtidal [ Lives in shallow water and is associated with anemones
] Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.134, fig 417
References
Cotton, B.C. 1956. p.1 Distribution
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.134, fig 417 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
Epitonium Röding, 1798
Epitonium (Papyriscala) de Boury, 1909
Epitonium (Papyriscala) imperiale (Sowerby, 1844)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10184) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.