Species Epitonium gracile (Sowerby, 1844)
- Scalaria gracilis 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. [86, pl. 32, figs. 33, 34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1981043, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines. - Graciscala rostrata Jousseaume, F. 1912. Faune malacologique de la Mer Rouge. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 24((3-4)): 180-246, pls 5-7 [204, pl. 7, figs. 56, 57].
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Laeviscala) gracile (Sowerby, 1844). —
Kilburn, R.N. 1985. The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 27: 239-337 [325, figs. 90, 148, 149]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific. Australian distribution from AMS collection. Boso Peninsula to Kyushu, Japan, southern sea of Japan, Setonaikai Sea; Philippines to the Red Sea and Natal, South Africa.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Kilburn, R.N. 1985. The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 27: 239-337 [326]
- Nakayama, T. 2003. A review of northwest Pacific Epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Monographs of marine mollusca No. 6. Leiden, The Netherlands : Backhuys Publishers pp. 1-143. [55]
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 [78-79]
Kilburn, R.N. 1985. The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 27: 239-337 [325, figs. 90, 148, 149]
Nakayama, T. 2003. A review of northwest Pacific Epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Monographs of marine mollusca No. 6. Leiden, The Netherlands : Backhuys Publishers pp. 1-143. [54, pl. 12, figs. 35-37]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [96, fig. 298]
WoRMS 2010. Epitonium gracile (G. B. Sowerby, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523862 (Accessed on 2015-09-29)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPITONIOIDEA | 02-Jul-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |