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Epitonium candidissimum (Monterosato, 1877) 
AphiaID: 139716

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Epitonioidea (Superfamily) > Epitoniidae (Family) > Epitonium (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Epitonium Röding, 1798
Synonymised
taxa		  Scalaria candidissima Monterosato, 1877
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Cape Verde [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Morocco [details]
Namibe [details]
West Mediterranean [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
Note  Subgenus: (Hyaloscala) [details]
Image 
Epitonium candidissimum
Epitonium candidissimum
added on 2013-01-21 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139716
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Epitonium candidissimum (Monterosato, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139716 on 2013-05-20
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