Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records
Author
Huang, Chih-Wei
Author
Lee, Yen-Chen
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Biodiversity Data Journal
2016
4
5653
5653
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e5653
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e5653
1314-2828-4-5653
Epitonium (Parviscala) tenuipicturatum Nakayama 2000
Description
White, small, elongated, suture deep, costae of approximately 28-42 in number at the last whorl, thin, reflexed, with angulate at the suture, clearly spiral cords between costae, without umbilicus (Fig. 1d). Shell height about 15-20mm.
Distribution
It is found from Boso Peninsula to Kii Peninsula, Japan. It was dredged at about 100m depth of NE Taiwan waters. This species is a new record from the Taiwan waters.
Records
Epitonium (Parviscala) tenuipicturatum
Nakayama 2000
: figs 19-20;
Nakayama 2003
: pl. 13, figs 25-29.