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Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)

132  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Epitoniidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Ianthinidae · unaccepted ( 19th century authors used...)  
19th century authors used indifferently the spellings Janthina / Ianthina and Janthinidae / Ianthinidae. The nomenclaturally valid name is Janthinidae, but the spelling Ianthinidae has remained sporadically in use throughout the 20th century.
Iodeidae Leach, 1847 · unaccepted (unavailable name)
Recluziidae Iredale & McMichael, 1962 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
Scalidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stenacmidae Pilsbry, 1945 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Acirsa Mörch, 1857
  2. Genus Acrilla H. Adams, 1860
  3. Genus Acrilloscala Sacco, 1890
  4. Genus Alexania Strand, 1928
  5. Genus Alora H. Adams, 1861
  6. Genus Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  7. Genus Boreoscala Kobelt, 1902
  8. Genus Chuniscala Thiele, 1928
  9. Genus Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852
  10. Genus Clathroscala de Boury, 1890
  11. Genus Claviscala de Boury, 1909
  12. Genus Couthouyella Bartsch, 1909
  13. Genus Cycloscala Dall, 1889
  14. Genus Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909
  15. Genus Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
  16. Genus Eglisia J. E. Gray, 1842
  17. Genus Epidendrium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  18. Genus Epifungium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  19. Genus Epitonium Röding, 1798
  20. Genus Filiscala de Boury, 1911
  21. Genus Fragilopalia Azuma, 1972
  22. Genus Funiscala de Boury, 1890
  23. Genus Globiscala de Boury, 1909
  24. Genus Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912
  25. Genus Gyroscala de Boury, 1887
  26. Genus Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
  27. Genus Janthina Röding, 1798
  28. Genus Kurodacirsa Masahito & T. Habe, 1975
  29. Genus Mammiscala de Boury, 1909
  30. Genus Minabescala T. Nakayama, 1994
  31. Genus Murdochella H. J. Finlay, 1926
  32. Genus Narrimania Taviani, 1984
  33. Genus Narvaliscala Iredale, 1936
  34. Genus Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  35. Genus Opaliopsis Thiele, 1928
  36. Genus Papuliscala de Boury, 1911
  37. Genus Periapta Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  38. Genus Propescala Cotton & Godfrey, 1931
  39. Genus Punctiscala de Boury, 1890
  40. Genus Recluzia Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
  41. Genus Rectacirsa Iredale, 1936
  42. Genus Rutelliscala Kilburn, 1985
  43. Genus Sthenorytis Conrad, 1863
  44. Genus Striatiscala de Boury, 1909
  45. Genus Surrepifungium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  46. Genus Tumidiacirsa de Boury, 1911
  47. Genus Variciscala de Boury, 1909
  48. Genus Achates Gistel, 1848 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (unnecessary substitute name for Janthina)
  49. Genus Aciona Leach, 1815 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  50. Subfamily Acirsinae Cossmann, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  51. Subfamily Acrillinae Jousseaume, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  52. Genus Acutiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  53. Genus Alexandria Tomlin, 1926 accepted as Alexania Strand, 1928 (invalid: junior homonym of Alexandria Pfeffer, 1881 [Echinodermata]; Alexania and Tomlinula are replacement names)
  54. Genus Amethistina [sic] accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (misspelling for Ametistina Schinz, 1825)
  55. Genus Ametistina Schinz, 1825 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 989)
  56. Genus Amiciscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  57. Genus Anguliscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  58. Genus Arctoscala Dall, 1909 accepted as Boreoscala Kobelt, 1902 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  59. Genus Asperiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  60. Genus Avalitiscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  61. Genus Cinctiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  62. Genus Cingulacirsa Higo & Goto, 1993 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  63. Subfamily Cirsotrematinae Jousseaume, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  64. Subfamily Clathroscalinae Cossmann, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  65. Genus Clathrus Oken, 1815 accepted as Clathrus Agassiz, 1837 † (unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index)
  66. Genus Compressiscala Masahito & T. Habe, 1976 accepted as Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Genus Connexiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  68. Genus Crenuliscala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  69. Genus Crisposcala de Boury, 1886 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  70. Genus Cyclostoma Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  71. Genus Dannevigena Iredale, 1936 accepted as Cirsotrema (Dannevigena) Iredale, 1936 represented as Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852 (original rank)
  72. Genus Delicatiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  73. Genus Depressiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  74. Genus Dulciscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  75. Subfamily Epitoniinae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812) accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  76. Genus Evolutiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  77. Genus Ferminoscala Dall, 1908 accepted as Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  78. Genus Foraceiscala [sic] accepted as Foliaceiscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  79. Genus Fragiliscala M. Azuma, 1962 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  80. Genus Fuscoscala Sacco, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  81. Genus Graciliscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium (Graciliscala) de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium (Laeviscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  82. Genus Gradatiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  83. Genus Gregorioscala [sic] accepted as Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912 (misspelling)
  84. Subfamily Gyroscalinae Jousseaume, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  85. Genus Habea Kuroda, 1943 accepted as Alexania Strand, 1928 (uncertain synonym)
  86. Genus Hemiacirsa de Boury, 1890 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  87. Genus Hirtoscala Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  88. Genus Hyaloscala de Boury, 1890 accepted as Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1889 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  89. Genus Ianthina accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (Ianthina is an emendation or an incorrect subsequent spelling of Janthina. It was used indifferently with Janthina by 19th century authors and has remained sporadically in use throughout the 20th century.)
  90. Genus Innesiscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  91. Genus Iodes Mörch, 1860 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798
  92. Genus Iodina Mörch, 1860 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798
  93. Genus Janthinus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (unjustified emendation of Janthina)
  94. Genus Jantina [sic] accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798 (misspelling)
  95. Genus Laeviscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium (Laeviscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  96. Genus Lamelliscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium (Lamelliscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  97. Genus Lampropalia Kuroda & Ko. Itô, 1961 accepted as Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909 (synonym)
  98. Genus Laniscala T. C. Lan, 1976 accepted as Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852 (synonym)
  99. Genus Lepidiscala de Boury, 1917 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  100. Genus Limiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  101. Genus Limniscala [sic] accepted as Limiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Limiscala de Boury, 1909 by Dollfus, 1913)
  102. Genus Linctoscala Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  103. Genus Lineoscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  104. Subfamily Lioatlantinae B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1920 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  105. Genus Mazescala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  106. Genus Minutiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  107. Genus Nipponoscala Masahito & T. Habe, 1973 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  108. Genus Nitidiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  109. Genus Nitidoscala [sic] accepted as Epitonium (Nitidiscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, invalid: misspelling of Nitidiscala)
  110. Genus Nodiscala de Boury, 1890 accepted as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  111. Genus Notacirsa Finlay, 1926 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857 (synonym)
  112. Genus Nystiella Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952 accepted as Opaliopsis Thiele, 1928 (synonym)
  113. Subfamily Opaliinae Cossmann, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  114. Genus Papyriscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium (Papyriscala) de Boury, 1909 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  115. Subfamily Papyriscalinae Jousseaume, 1912 accepted as Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
  116. Genus Parviscala de Boury, 1887 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  117. Genus Payebrosoma Tapparone Canefri, 1876 accepted as Psychrosoma Tapparone Canefri, 1876 accepted as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (misspelling)
  118. Genus Perlucidiscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  119. Genus Pictoscala Dall, 1917 accepted as Gyroscala de Boury, 1887 (synonym)
  120. Genus Plastiscala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  121. Genus Plesioacirsa de Boury, 1909 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857 (synonym)
  122. Genus Pliciscala de Boury, 1887 accepted as Opalia (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887 represented as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  123. Genus Pomiscala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Gyroscala (Pomiscala) Iredale, 1936 accepted as Gyroscala de Boury, 1887
  124. Genus Problitora Wenz, 1939 accepted as Alexania Strand, 1928 (uncertain synonym)
  125. Genus Pseudacirsa Kobelt, 1903 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857
  126. Genus Pseudoacirsa de Boury, 1909 accepted as Acirsa Mörch, 1857 (synonym)
  127. Genus Pseudostenorhytis [sic] accepted as Sthenorytis Conrad, 1863 (misspelling by Cossmann, 1912)
  128. Genus Pseudosthenorytis Sacco, 1891 accepted as Sthenorytis Conrad, 1863 (synonym)
  129. Genus Psychrosoma Tapparone Canefri, 1876 accepted as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  130. Genus Pudentiscala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  131. Genus Pupiscala Masahito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  132. Genus Pustuliscala [sic] accepted as Papuliscala de Boury, 1911 (An incorrect subsequent spelling and/or a junior objective synonym of Papuliscala)
  133. Genus Resticuliscala de Boury, 1911 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (emendation of Recticuliscala)
  134. Genus Sagamiscala Masahito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971 accepted as Globiscala de Boury, 1909
  135. Genus Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  136. Genus Scalaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  137. Genus Sculptifer Beu & Climo, 1974 accepted as Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883 (junior subjective synonym)
  138. Genus Sodaliscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  139. Genus Solutiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  140. Genus Solvaclathrus Iredale, 1936 accepted as Cycloscala Dall, 1889 (synonym)
  141. Genus Sphaeroscala Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  142. Genus Spiniscala de Boury, 1900 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  143. Genus Stenacme Pilsbry, 1945 accepted as Alexania Strand, 1928 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  144. Genus Stylotrochus G. Seguenza, 1876 accepted as Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Stylotrochus Haeckel, 1862 [Protozoa])
  145. Genus Teramachiacirsa Kuroda & Ko. Itô, 1961 accepted as Alora H. Adams, 1861 (synonym)
  146. Genus Tomlinula Strand, 1932 accepted as Alexania Strand, 1928 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  147. Genus Torquatiscala de Boury, 1912 accepted as Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909 (synonym)
  148. Genus Turbiniscala de Boury, 1912 (unaccepted, synonym)
  149. Genus Viciniscala de Boury, 1909 (unaccepted, synonym)
  150. Genus Violetta Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted)
  151. Genus Dentiscala de Boury, 1886 (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Berry, S. S. (1910). [Review of] Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. By William Healey Dall, 1909, Proc. USNM, 37, pp. 147–294, pls. 20–28. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(10): 130-132.
page(s): 131 [details] 
Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a...  
Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Scalariidae Lamarck, 1812]
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MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132 on 2024-11-23
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original description Berry, S. S. (1910). [Review of] Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. By William Healey Dall, 1909, Proc. USNM, 37, pp. 147–294, pls. 20–28. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(10): 130-132.
page(s): 131 [details] 

original description (of Acirsinae Cossmann, 1912) Cossmann, M. (1912). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Neuvième livraison. Paris, The author and J. Lamarre & Cie. 215 pp., 10 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/112976
page(s): 19 [details] 

original description (of Nystiellidae Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952) Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1952). The genera <i>Epitonium</i> (part 2), <i>Depressiscala</i>, <i>Cylindriscala</i>, <i>Nystiella</i> and <i>Solutiscala</i> in the Western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 2(31): 289-356., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41155986
page(s): 336 [details] 

taxonomy source Brown L.G. & Neville B.D. (2015). Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3907(1): 1-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3907.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Scalariidae Lamarck, 1812]
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Dutch wenteltrapjes  [details]
English wentletrapsviolet snails [from synonym]staircase shellsbubble shells [from synonym]  [details]
German WendeltreppenVeilchenschnecken [from synonym]  [details]
Japanese イトカケガイ科アサガオガイ科 [from synonym]  [details]
Swedish vindeltrappsnäckor  [details]
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Janthinidae Lamarck, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epitoniidae) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nystiellidae) (from synonym Nystiellidae Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952)
To Genbank (from synonym Nystiellidae Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952)
To Genbank (from synonym Janthinidae Lamarck, 1822)
To Genbank 
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam 
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam (from synonym Nystiellidae Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952)
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam (from synonym Janthinidae Lamarck, 1822)
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait) 
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