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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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPakistan
     Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.130, fig 410 
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN 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.