Taxon profile
species
Epitonium calideum J. C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1903
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » family Epitoniidae - Wentletraps » genus Epitonium
ID: 544124
pID: 74112
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-08-17 00:41:51 - User Jiří Novák
Last change: 2022-03-14 11:21:39 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-22 15:28:21
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id544124/
Text function: [[t:544124;<em>Epitonium calideum</em>]]
[[t:544124;<em>Epitonium calideum</em>]] J. C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1903
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id544124/"><em>Epitonium calideum</em></a>
pID: 74112
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-08-17 00:41:51 - User Jiří Novák
Last change: 2022-03-14 11:21:39 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-22 15:28:21
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id544124/
Text function: [[t:544124;<em>Epitonium calideum</em>]]
[[t:544124;<em>Epitonium calideum</em>]] J. C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1903
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id544124/"><em>Epitonium calideum</em></a>
Images
Author: Bosch et al.
Author: Kaicher, S.
Author: Weil et al.
Taxon in country check-lists*
* List of countries might not be complete
Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 114164
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2022-03-14 13:00:09 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:544124,textblock=114164,elang=EN;Description]]
Text ID: 114164
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2022-03-14 13:00:09 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:544124,textblock=114164,elang=EN;Description]]
7mm. High spired with a glassy protoconch of about 2.5 whorls. Oblique, slightly reflected ribs (about 20 on last whorl) interleaving at sutures, slightly hooked just below sutures; each rib about one third the width of smooth intervals between them. No umbilicus. White. Habitat: deep water. Distribution: Gulf of Oman.
Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. en Oliver, G., 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia.
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 133066
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2025-06-01 13:15:00 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:544124,textblock=133066,elang=EN;title]]
Text ID: 133066
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2025-06-01 13:15:00 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:544124,textblock=133066,elang=EN;title]]
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) calideum (Melvill & Standen, 1903) (Fig. 203) E. calidum luas been found in the Persian Gulf at a depth of 15 fathoms. It attains a maximum size of about 14mm. There are approximately 8 teleoconch whorls with about 20 thin erect costae per whorl. It is a relatively slender species. The costae are continuous and the interspaces are smooth. The suture is closed and the aperture is oval.
Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville. 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 calideum (Melvill & Standen, 1903)]Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013