Species Epitonium melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Scala melior Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. The genus Scala (Klein) Humprey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea with descriptions of new species. Journal of Conchology 10: 340-351, pl. 7 [354, pl. 7, fig. 9].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1903.12.15.12, Karachi, Pakistan.
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Hyaloscala) melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130, fig. 410]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Pakistan, India
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine.
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 [103]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130, fig. 410]
WoRMS 2010. Epitonium melior (Melvill & Standen, 1903). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523918 (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 |