OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Epitonium) octagonum Sowerby, 1905
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
octagonum auct.
octagonum Sowerby, 1905
Distribution
While there is uncertainty about the locality data for this species, it is thought to occur off of Sri Lanka (Weil1999)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka?
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.92, fig 279
References
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.92, fig 279 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
Epitonium Röding, 1798
Epitonium (Epitonium) Röding, 1798
Epitonium (Epitonium) octagonum Sowerby, 1905
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48900) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-08-07. Record last updated by Sarah Watson on 2001-08-07.