OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Cirsotrema (Discoscala) edgari de Boury, 1912

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cirsotrema (Discoscala) edgari de Boury, 1912
   Scala (Discoscala) edgari de Boury, 1912

Distribution

China Sea south to the Philippines (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.75 

Keywords

feeding mode: predation 
substrate: mud 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.75 Distribution
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.86, figs. 249 & 250 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852
                            Cirsotrema (Discoscala) Sacco, 1891
                              Cirsotrema (Discoscala) edgari de Boury, 1912

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44773) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-16. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-29.