OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Epitonium (Laeviscala) sandwichense (Pease, 1868)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scalaria sandwichensis Pease, 1868
   Epitonium (Laeviscala) sandwichense (Nyst, 1871)

Distribution

Hawaii west to the Maldives and south to Queensland Australia(Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.98, fig 300 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

References

 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.98, fig 300 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Epitonioidea
                        Epitoniidae
                          Epitonium R�ding, 1798
                            Epitonium (Laeviscala) de Boury, 1909
                              Epitonium (Laeviscala) sandwichense (Pease, 1868)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=49903) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-08-24. Record last updated by juliannao on 2002-11-11.