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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Epitonium (Hyaloscala) sykesii Melvill & Standen, 1903

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Epitonium (Hyaloscala) sykesii Melvill & Standen, 1903
   Scala sykesii Melvill & Standen, 1903

Distribution

Gulf of Oman (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaGulf of Oman

Keywords

depth: continental slope       Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.346 
depth: mesopelagic       Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.346 
salinity: marine       Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903.  

References

 Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.346 General reference
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.70 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Epitonium Röding, 1798
                            Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1909
                              Epitonium (Hyaloscala) sykesii Melvill & Standen, 1903

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39005) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-02-27. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-01.