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Epitonium (Hirtoscala) tenuicostatum (Sowerby, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scalaria tenuicostata Sowerby, 1844
   Epitonium (Hirtoscala) tenuicostatum Sowerby, 1844
   Epitonium tenuicostatum (Sowerby, 1844)

Distribution

Japan south to the Philippines and west to the Red Sea (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.96, fig 292 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.26 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Torres Strait

References

 Brazier, J. 1877. p.250 Distribution
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.96, fig 292 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Epitonium Röding, 1798
                            Epitonium (Hirtoscala) Monterosato, 1890
                              Epitonium (Hirtoscala) tenuicostatum (Sowerby, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=49571) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-08-21. Record last updated by juliannao on 2002-11-03.