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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Epitonium (Depressiscala) auritium Sowerby, 1844

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Epitonium (Depressiscala) auritum [sic]
   Scalaria aurita Sowerby, 1844

Distribution

Japan south to Australia (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Torres Strait
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
     Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.67 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1844. p.92 

Keywords

depth: intertidal and subtidal 

References

 Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.67 Secondary source
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.90, fig 270 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Epitonium Röding, 1798
                            Epitonium (Depressiscala) de Boury, 1909
                              Epitonium (Depressiscala) auritium Sowerby, 1844

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47846) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-07-10. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-26.