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Scala (Clathrus) communis
(Lamarck, 1822)
AphiaID
1609356
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609356)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
incertae sedis
Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
Scala
Scala (Clathrus)
Scala (Clathrus) communis
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Epitonium clathrus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank
Species
Parent
Scala (Clathrus)
Agassiz, 1837
accepted as
Epitonium
Röding, 1798
Original name
Scalaria communis
Lamarck, 1822
Environment
marine,
brackish
, fresh,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Scalaria communis
Lamarck, 1822
)
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): 228
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Scala (Clathrus) communis
(Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609356 on 2026-09-15
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Scala (Clathrus) communis
(Lamarck, 1822). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609356 on 2026-09-15
Taxonomic edit history
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2022-11-02 02:48:18Z
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Marshall, Bruce
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Sources (1)
original description
(of
Scalaria communis
Lamarck, 1822
)
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): 228
[details]