Marine Species Traits - Epigrus Hedley, 1903

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Epigrus Hedley, 1903

AphiaID

527550 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527550)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Epigridae Ponder, 1985

Parent

Epigridae Ponder, 1985

Original name

Epigrus Hedley, 1903

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Species Epigrus columnaria (May, 1911)
Species Epigrus cylindraceus (Tenison Woods, 1878)
Species Epigrus obesus Laseron, 1956
Species Epigrus truncatus Laseron, 1956
Species Epigrus insularis W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Rissopsetia insularis (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Hedley, C. (1903). Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. “Thetis” off the coast of New South Wales, in February and March, 1896. Mollusca. Part II. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 4: 327-402, pls 36-37., available online at https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/16781/1502_complete.pdf
page(s): 355 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Epigrus Hedley, 1903. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527550 on 2026-08-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Epigrus Hedley, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527550 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-29 14:58:18Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-01-26 00:09:21Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-04-18 08:13:16Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Hedley, C. (1903). Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. “Thetis” off the coast of New South Wales, in February and March, 1896. Mollusca. Part II. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 4: 327-402, pls 36-37., available online at https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/16781/1502_complete.pdf
page(s): 355 [details]

additional source Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193-224, pls 1-13., available online at https://archive.org/details/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-9-193-224
page(s): 211 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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