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Epitonium (Parviscala) townsendi (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
1437440 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1437440)
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Species
Epitonium (Parviscala) de Boury, 1887 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scala townsendi Melvill & Standen, 1903) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). The genus <i>Scala</i> (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 340-351, pl. 7. [10(11: 340-344 (1 July); 10(12): 345-351, pl. 7 (1 October)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162
page(s): 347, pl. , fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 347, pl. , fig. 14 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Epitonium (Parviscala) townsendi (Melvill & Standen, 1903). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1437440 on 2025-09-12
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(of Scala townsendi Melvill & Standen, 1903) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). The genus <i>Scala</i> (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 340-351, pl. 7. [10(11: 340-344 (1 July); 10(12): 345-351, pl. 7 (1 October)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162
page(s): 347, pl. , fig. 14 [details]
basis of record 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): 322, figs 88, 143, 144, 153. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 347, pl. , fig. 14 [details]
basis of record 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): 322, figs 88, 143, 144, 153. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
