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Opalia burchorum DuShane, 1988
524057 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:524057)
accepted
Species
Gregorioiscala burchorum (DuShane, 1988) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
DuShane, H. (1988). New Hawaiian species of Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 31(3/4): 267-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43058525#page/281/mode/1up
page(s): 270, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 270, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note from 540 meters on fine sand, off Kahe Point, Oahu
type locality contained in Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality from 540 meters on fine sand, off Kahe Point, Oahu [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologists, Beatrice LaRue Burch (1917-2013) and Thomas Adams Burch [M.D.] (1918-2018).
Etymology Named for the American malacologists, Beatrice LaRue Burch (1917-2013) and Thomas Adams Burch [M.D.] (1918-2018).
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opalia burchorum DuShane, 1988. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524057 on 2025-09-12
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DuShane, H. (1988). New Hawaiian species of Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 31(3/4): 267-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43058525#page/281/mode/1up
page(s): 270, fig. 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville. 1999. The Wentletrap book: Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world. Rome: Evolver. 245 pp.
page(s): 108-109 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 10, pl. S14 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 270, fig. 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville. 1999. The Wentletrap book: Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world. Rome: Evolver. 245 pp.
page(s): 108-109 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 10, pl. S14 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
