Species Epitonium tenellum (Hutton, 1885)
- Scalaria tenella Hutton, F.W. 1885. Revision of the marine Taenioglossate and Ptenoglossate mollusca of New Zealand. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 9: 943-943 [943].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMNZ M.000173 (possible syntype), Stewart’s Island, Auckland, New Zealand. - Scalaria novoseelandiae Clessin, S. 1897. Die Familie der Scalariidae. Nürnberg : Verlag von Bauer & Raspe 1–76, pls. 1–18. [neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt ed.] [subjective synonym].
- Limiscala helicornua Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [299, pl. 22, fig. 11] [subjective synonym; we consider E. helicornum to be a synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [146]
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Papyriscala) tenellum (Hutton, 1885). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [134]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand. Australian distribution from Beechey (2008) and AMS collection; New South Wales (Iredale, 1936: 299) to Tasmania (Tate & May 1901: 379), Australia; New Zealand
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Among anemones; in 27 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Epitonium tenellum (Hutton, 1885). The seashells of New South Wales. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Epitonium_tenellum.htm (date accessed 6/3/2012)
Cotton, B.C. 1956. Family Scalidae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 9: 4 pp. [1]
Grove, S. 2011. Epitoniidae: Epitonium (Papyriscala) tenellum (Hutton, 1885). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site. Sun Oct 02 10:01:35 Tasmania Daylight Time 2011. http://www.molluscsoftasmania.net/Species%20pages/Epitonium%20tenellum.html (date accessed 6/3/2012)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [51]
Kerslake, J. 1969. Reinstatement of Epitonium (Papyriscala) tenellum (Hutton) (Gastropoda:Epitoniidae) to eastern Australian molluscan lists. Journal of Malacological Society of Australia 12: 18-22 [18]
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 [354]
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. Census; with brief descriptions of the marine shells of Tasmania and the adjacent islands. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1877: 3-34 [33]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [134, fig. 419]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 05-Jan-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 13-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED |