Species Epitonium imperiale (Sowerby, 1844)
Imperial Ladder Shell, Imperial Wentletrap
- Scalaria imperialis Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1844. Monograph of the genus Scalaria. 83-108, pl. 32-35 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [pl. 33, fig. 56-7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1981235 (“Mozambique and Swan River [Australia]” (G.B. Sowerby II 1844b: 92).), Swan River, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium (Papryiscala) imperiale (Sowerby, 1844). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [134] - Epitonium imperialis (Sowerby, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [277, pl. 44, fig. 7]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia to southern Queensland (Wilson 1993: 277); Japan (Nakayama 2003: 71)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Nakayama, T. 2003. A review of northwest Pacific Epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Monographs of marine mollusca No. 6. Leiden, The Netherlands : Backhuys Publishers pp. 1-143.
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1956. Family Scalidae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 9: 4 pp. [1]
Nakayama, T. 2003. A review of northwest Pacific Epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Monographs of marine mollusca No. 6. Leiden, The Netherlands : Backhuys Publishers pp. 1-143. [71, pl. 18, figs 10-12]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [134, fig. 417]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [277, pl. 44, fig. 7]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [104] (Imperial Ladder Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [132] (Imperial Wentletrap)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2025 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 10-Apr-2025 | MOVED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| EPITONIOIDEA | 01-Jan-2016 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |