ERMS taxon details
Epitonium Röding, 1798
137943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137943)
accepted
Genus
Avalitiscala de Boury, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclostoma Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted (synonym)
Depressiscala de Boury, 1909 · unaccepted
Epitonium (Asperiscala) de Boury, 1909 · alternative representation
Epitonium (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837 · unaccepted
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1889 · alternative representation
Epitonium (Labeoscala) de Boury, 1912 · alternative representation
Hyaloscala de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted
Parviscala de Boury, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scala Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted
Scala (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837 · unaccepted
Scalaria Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Epitonium algerianum (Weinkauff, 1866)
- Species Epitonium aranea Bonfitto, 2017
- Species Epitonium brevissimum (G. Seguenza, 1876)
- Species Epitonium candidissimum (Monterosato, 1877)
- Species Epitonium celesti (Aradas, 1854)
- Species Epitonium clathratulum (Kanmacher, 1798)
- Species Epitonium clathrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Epitonium dallianum (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)
- Species Epitonium finitimum (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Epitonium fischeri (R. B. Watson, 1897)
- Species Epitonium fulvovittatum (Dautzenberg, 1890)
- Species Epitonium hispidulum (Monterosato, 1874)
- Species Epitonium jani Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
- Species Epitonium jolyi (Monterosato, 1878)
- Species Epitonium linctum (de Boury & Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Epitonium muricatum (Risso, 1826)
- Species Epitonium nanum (Jeffreys, 1884)
- Species Epitonium nitidella (Dall, 1889)
- Species Epitonium polacia (Dall, 1889)
- Species Epitonium pulchellum (Bivona e Barnardi, 1832)
- Species Epitonium rhips (R. B. Watson, 1897)
- Species Epitonium semidisjunctum (Jeffreys, 1884)
- Species Epitonium striatissimum (Monterosato, 1878)
- Species Epitonium tiberii (de Boury, 1890)
- Species Epitonium trevelyanum (G. Johnston, 1841)
- Species Epitonium tryoni (de Boury, 1913)
- Species Epitonium turtonis (W. Turton, 1819)
- Species Epitonium vaillanti (Jousseaume, 1912)
- Species Epitonium vittatum (Jeffreys, 1884)
- Species Epitonium webbii (A. d'Orbigny, 1840)
- Subgenus Epitonium (Boreoscala) Kobelt, 1902 accepted as Boreoscala Kobelt, 1902
- Species Epitonium (Boreoscala) pandion Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952 accepted as Periapta gracilis (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (unnecessary replacement name)
- Subgenus Epitonium (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
- Species Epitonium aculeatum (T. Allan, 1818) accepted as Epitonium muricatum (Risso, 1826)
- Species Epitonium basicum Dall, 1917 accepted as Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Epitonium cantrainei (Weinkauff, 1866) accepted as Epitonium muricatum (Risso, 1826)
- Species Epitonium commune (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Epitonium clathrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Epitonium commutatum (Monterosato, 1877) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (superseded combination)
- Species Epitonium delicatulum (H. Adams, 1869) accepted as Epitonium tenerum (H. Adams, 1873) (preoccupied name)
- Species Epitonium dendrophylliae Bouchet & Warén, 1986 accepted as Epidendrium dendrophylliae (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) (currently placed in genus Epidendrium)
- Species Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811) accepted as Boreoscala greenlandica (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
- Species Epitonium pseudonanum Bouchet & Warén, 1986 accepted as Epitonium finitimum (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952 accepted as Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (unaccepted > unavailable name, only mentioned as "The name of Epitonium pyramis is used by some to designate this species.")
- Species Epitonium spirillum (Monterosato, 1890) accepted as Epitonium spirilla (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Epitonium subnudatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) accepted as Epitonium tenerum (H. Adams, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Epitonium turtonae [sic] accepted as Epitonium turtonis (W. Turton, 1819) (misspelling of Epitonium turtonis (Turton, 1819))
- Species Epitonium zephyrium Dall, 1917 accepted as Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Epitonium (Asperiscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
- Species Epitonium (Asperiscala) polacium (Dall, 1889) accepted as Epitonium polacia (Dall, 1889)
- Subgenus Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1889 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
- Subgenus Epitonium (Labeoscala) de Boury, 1912 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
- Species Epitonium (Labeoscala) aranea Bonfitto, 2017 represented as Epitonium aranea Bonfitto, 2017
- Species Epitonium spirilla (Monterosato, 1890) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Epitonium tenerum (H. Adams, 1873) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Epitonium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137943 on 2025-05-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Epitonium Röding, 1798. Accessed at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137943 on 2025-05-10
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original description
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cyclostoma Lamarck, 1799) Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 74 [details]
original description (of Avalitiscala de Boury, 1912) Jousseaume, F. (1912). Faune malacologique de la Mer Rouge. Scalidae. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 24(3-4): 180-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10095979
page(s): 221 [details]
original description (of Scala Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Scalaria Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 88 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source 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. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3907(1): 1-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3907.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 279 [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Suter H. (1913). <i>Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca with an atlas of quarto plates</i>. Wellington. xxiii + 1120 pp. [1913] Atlas pls 1-72 [1915]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1322773
page(s): 319 [details]
original description (of Cyclostoma Lamarck, 1799) Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 74 [details]
original description (of Avalitiscala de Boury, 1912) Jousseaume, F. (1912). Faune malacologique de la Mer Rouge. Scalidae. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 24(3-4): 180-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10095979
page(s): 221 [details]
original description (of Scala Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Scalaria Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 88 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source 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. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3907(1): 1-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3907.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 279 [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Suter H. (1913). <i>Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca with an atlas of quarto plates</i>. Wellington. xxiii + 1120 pp. [1913] Atlas pls 1-72 [1915]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1322773
page(s): 319 [details]
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