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 Röding, 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.