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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)
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  1. Genus Aciculiscala Sohl, 1963 †
  2. Genus Acirsa Mörch, 1857
  3. Genus Acrilla H. Adams, 1860
  4. Genus Acrilloscala Sacco, 1890
  5. Genus Alexania Strand, 1928
  6. Genus Alora H. Adams, 1861
  7. Genus Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  8. Genus Anguloacrilla Harzhauser & Landau, 2025 †
  9. Genus Belliscala Stephenson, 1941 †
  10. Genus Boreoscala Kobelt, 1902
  11. Genus Cavoscala Whitfield, 1892 †
  12. Genus Cerithiscala de Boury, 1887 †
  13. Genus Chuniscala Thiele, 1928
  14. Genus Circuloscala de Boury, 1886 †
  15. Genus Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852
  16. Genus Clathroscala de Boury, 1890
  17. Genus Clathrus Agassiz, 1837 †
  18. Genus Claviscala de Boury, 1909
  19. Genus Confusiscala de Boury, 1909 †
  20. Genus Couthouyella Bartsch, 1909
  21. Genus Crebriscala de Boury, 1909
  22. Genus Cycloscala Dall, 1889
  23. Genus Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909
  24. Genus Discoscala Sacco, 1890
  25. Genus Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
  26. Genus Eglisia J. E. Gray, 1842
  27. Genus Epidendrium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  28. Genus Epifungium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  29. Genus Epitonium Röding, 1798
  30. Genus Filiscala de Boury, 1911
  31. Genus Foratiscala de Boury, 1887 †
  32. Genus Fragilopalia Azuma, 1972
  33. Genus Funiscala de Boury, 1890
  34. Genus Gibboscala Kollmann, 2005 †
  35. Genus Globiscala de Boury, 1909
  36. Genus Goniscala Marwick, 1943 †
  37. Genus Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912
  38. Genus Gyroscala de Boury, 1887
  39. Genus Hemiacirsa de Boury, 1890
  40. Genus Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
  41. Genus Janthina Röding, 1798
  42. Genus Kurodacirsa Masahito & T. Habe, 1975
  43. Genus Liapinella Guzhov, 2006 †
  44. Genus Librariscala Kilburn, 1985
  45. Genus Mammiscala de Boury, 1909
  46. Genus Minabescala T. Nakayama, 1994
  47. Genus Murdochella H. J. Finlay, 1926
  48. Genus Narrimania Taviani, 1984
  49. Genus Narvaliscala Iredale, 1936
  50. Genus Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  51. Genus Opaliopsis Thiele, 1928
  52. Genus Papuliscala de Boury, 1911
  53. Genus Pauciacirsa Dockery, 1993 †
  54. Genus Periapta Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  55. Genus Plicacerithium Gerasimov, 1992 †
  56. Genus Propescala Cotton & Godfrey, 1931
  57. Genus Proscala Cossmann, 1912 †
  58. Genus Pseudoclaviscala Dockery, 1993 †
  59. Genus Punctiscala de Boury, 1890
  60. Genus Recluzia Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
  61. Genus Rectacirsa Iredale, 1936
  62. Genus Rutelliscala Kilburn, 1985
  63. Genus Spirilliscala de Boury, 1915 †
  64. Genus Sthenorytis Conrad, 1863
  65. Genus Striaticostatum Sohl, 1963 †
  66. Genus Striatiscala de Boury, 1909
  67. Genus Subuliscala de Boury, 1909 †
  68. Genus Surrepifungium A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2005
  69. Genus Tenuiscala de Boury, 1887
  70. Genus Tumidiacirsa de Boury, 1911
  71. Genus Turriscala de Boury, 1890 †
  72. Genus Variciscala de Boury, 1909
  73. Genus Crisposcala de Boury, 1886 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  74. Genus Cyclostoma Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  75. Genus Ferminoscala Dall, 1908 accepted as Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  76. Genus Hirtoscala Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  77. Genus Hyaloscala de Boury, 1890 accepted as Epitonium (Hyaloscala) de Boury, 1889 represented as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  78. Genus Littoriniscala de Boury, 1887 † accepted as Amaea (Littoriniscala) de Boury, 1887 † represented as Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  79. Genus Mazescala Iredale, 1936 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  80. Genus Nitidiscala de Boury, 1909 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  81. Genus Nodiscala de Boury, 1890 accepted as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  82. Genus Parviscala de Boury, 1887 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  83. Genus Pliciscala de Boury, 1887 accepted as Opalia (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887 represented as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  84. Genus Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
  85. Genus Scalaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Genus Spiniscala de Boury, 1900 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  87. 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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132 on 2025-09-13
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132 on 2025-09-13
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2010-08-20 14:34:24Z
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Gofas, Serge
2019-10-31 07:43:55Z
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Vinarski, Maxim
2022-10-01 02:36:39Z
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Marshall, Bruce

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] 

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

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
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epitoniidae) 
To Genbank 
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam 
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait) 
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