Species Epitonium philippinarum (Sowerby, 1844)
- Scalaria philippinarum 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. 1–3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1981047, Catanuan, Luzon, Philippines, and Ambon Island.
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Lamelliscala) philippinarum (Sowerby, 1844). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [98, fig. 304] - Epitonium (Hyaloscala) philippinarum (Sowerby, 1844). —
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 27-29] - Epitonium philippinarum (Sowerby, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [278, pl. 44, figs 23a-b]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution of this species cannot be determined due to uncertainty of taxonomy. Although Nakayama 2003 gives distribution as Boso Peninsula to Kyushu, Japan, southern Sea of Japan, Philippines to Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936). The seashells of New South Wales. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Epitonium_minorum.htm (Accessed 25 June 2012)
Brazier, J. 1877. Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition, with descriptions of the new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 1(3): 249-261 [249]
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 [121]
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(ii): 327-460 pls xxi-xxiv [355]
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 27-29]
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part IV. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 13(1): 139-156 [144]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [98, fig. 304]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [278, pl. 44, figs 23a-b]
WoRMS 2010. Epitonium philippinarum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523949 (Accessed on 2015-09-29)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |