Species Epitonium friabile (Sowerby, 1844)
- Scalaria friabilis Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1844. Monograph of the genus Scalaria. 83-108, pl. 32-35 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [95, pl. 33, fig. 74].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1966653, Swan River, W.A., Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Hyaloscala) friabile (Sowerby, 1844). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130, fig. 408] - Mazescala friabilis (Sowerby, 1844). —
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [375]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern and southwestern Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
General References
Brown, L.G. & Neville, B.D. 2015. Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Zootaxa 3907(1): 1-188 [74]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130, fig. 408]
WoRMS 2010. Epitonium friabile (G. B. Sowerby, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523854 (Accessed on 2015-09-29)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |