WoRMS taxon details
Epitonium obtusum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
523932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:523932)
accepted
Species
Epitonium tiara (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) · unaccepted
Nitidiscala obtusa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) · unaccepted
Nitidiscala tiara (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Scalaria obtusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1844 · unaccepted
Scalaria tiara P. P. Carpenter, 1856 · unaccepted
marine
(of Scalaria obtusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Scalaria</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 83bis-108bis, pls 32-35. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Epitonium obtusum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523932 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scalaria tiara P. P. Carpenter, 1856) Carpenter, P. P. (1856). Description of new species of shells collected by Mr. T. Bridges in the Bay of Panama and its vicinity, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1856) 24: 159-166., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860689
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Scalaria obtusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Scalaria</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 83bis-108bis, pls 32-35. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419 [details]
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Scalaria obtusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Scalaria</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 83bis-108bis, pls 32-35. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Skoglund, C. (2002). Panamic Province Molluscan literature. Additions and changes from 1971 through 2001. III Gastropoda. <em>Festivus.</em> 33 Supplement: 1-286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59335465 [details]
Unreviewed
Subgenus (Parviscala) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Epitonium tiara (P. P. Carpenter, 1856))
To Conchology (Epitonium obtusum)
To Malacopics (Epitonium obtusum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Colombia)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Epitonium tiara (P. P. Carpenter, 1856))
To Conchology (Epitonium obtusum)
To Malacopics (Epitonium obtusum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Colombia)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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