Taxon profile
species
Epitonium falconi Kilburn, 1985
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » family Epitoniidae - Wentletraps » genus Epitonium
ID: 1937024
pID: 74112
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2022-09-02 18:12:07 - User Václav Hanzlík
Data last updated: 2022-09-22 12:41:41
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1937024/
Text function: [[t:1937024;<em>Epitonium falconi</em>]]
[[t:1937024;<em>Epitonium falconi</em>]] Kilburn, 1985
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1937024/"><em>Epitonium falconi</em></a>
pID: 74112
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2022-09-02 18:12:07 - User Václav Hanzlík
Data last updated: 2022-09-22 12:41:41
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1937024/
Text function: [[t:1937024;<em>Epitonium falconi</em>]]
[[t:1937024;<em>Epitonium falconi</em>]] Kilburn, 1985
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1937024/"><em>Epitonium falconi</em></a>
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Author: Weil et al.
Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 130575
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2024-09-12 21:54:19 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:1937024,textblock=130575,elang=EN;Description]]
Text ID: 130575
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2024-09-12 21:54:19 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:1937024,textblock=130575,elang=EN;Description]]
E. falconi was placed in the subgenus Foliaceiscala which we consider to be a synonym of Limiscala. This species reaches a maximum size of 6.5mm and has been found intertidally in Natal, South Africa. It is very broad, with about 5 teleoconch whorls. There are 48-65 costae and about 14 spiral lines per whorl. The tops of the costae are flattened. The suture is shallow, and the aperture is oval. The umbilicus is narrowly open. There are 3.5 protoconch whorls. The color is white.
It can be distinguished from E. irregularis by the larger number of costae per whorl.
It can be distinguished from E. irregularis by the larger number of costae per whorl.
Weil, A. , Brown, L. & Neville, B, 1999. The Wentletrap book - Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Epitonium falconi Kilburn, 1985]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013