OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Scala melior Melvill & Standen, 1903
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Distribution
While this species was described from material taken off Pakistan, it can be found intertidally in north Australia and Queensland.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Pakistan
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
Keywords
depth: intertidal Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410
References
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
Epitonium Röding, 1798
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1909
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=50815) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-09-10. Record last updated by juliannao on 2002-11-11.