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Epitonium fasciatum Sowerby, 1844

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Epitoniidae - Wentletraps »  genus Epitonium

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Epitonium fasciatum

Author: Weil et al.

Epitonium fasciatum

Author: Kaicher, S.

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Africa: Réunion, South Africa, Asia: Philippines

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Description

This elongate species has been found intertidally and offshore, from Natal, South Africa, and the Red Sea to Japan. It attains a maximum size of approximately 23mm. It has 5-6 teleoconch whorls and 8-10 thin costae per whorl which are not reflected. There are small peaks on the shoulders of the white costae. The aperture is oval and the operculum is yellowish-brown.
Weil, A. , Brown, L. & Neville, B, 1999. The Wentletrap book - Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Epitonium fasciatum Sowerby, 1844]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
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