WoRMS taxon details
Epifungium pseudotwilae A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
396360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:396360)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gittenberger A. & Gittenberger E. (2005). A hitherto unnoticed adaptive radiation: epitoniid species (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) associated with corals (Scleractinia). <i>Contributions to Zoology</i>, 74(1-2): 125-203, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/43091 [details]
Type locality contained in Palau
, Note northeast of Ngeremdiu, Lighthouse reef, fore-reef
type locality contained in Palau (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality northeast of Ngeremdiu, Lighthouse reef, fore-reef [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Twila L. Bratcher [nee Langdon; later as Critchlow] (1911-2006).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Twila L. Bratcher [nee Langdon; later as Critchlow] (1911-2006). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Epifungium pseudotwilae A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396360 on 2026-02-21
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2009-05-27 13:36:22Z
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Nomenclature
original description
Gittenberger A. & Gittenberger E. (2005). A hitherto unnoticed adaptive radiation: epitoniid species (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) associated with corals (Scleractinia). <i>Contributions to Zoology</i>, 74(1-2): 125-203, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/43091 [details]
Other
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): 16, pl. S26 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 16, pl. S26 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Twila L. Bratcher [nee Langdon; later as Critchlow] (1911-2006). [details]Type locality northeast of Ngeremdiu, Lighthouse reef, fore-reef [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epifungium pseudotwilae)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To Malacopics (Epifungium pseudotwilae Gittenberger & Gittenberger, 2005 )
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To Malacopics (Epifungium pseudotwilae Gittenberger & Gittenberger, 2005 )
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
