Species Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
- Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, E. 1852. On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake. pp. 360-386 in MacGillivray, J. (ed). Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. etc, during the years 1846-1850. London : Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Vol. II 395 pp. [383, pl. 3, fig. 7.].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1851.11.24.13, no locality given. - Scalaria delicatula Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. 1864. Diagnoses Mollkuscorum Australiae méridionalis. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 346-350 [347].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHML 870.10.26.103, Saint-Vincent [Gulf], SA. - Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [298, pl. 22, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AMSA C60645, Sydney Harbour, NSW. - Acutiscala fabia Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [298, pl. 22, fig. 8].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Sydney Harbour, NSW
Comment: type material not located by Brown & Neville (2015). - Scalaria wellingtonensis Kirk, T.W. 1880. Descriptions of new marine shells. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 12: 306-307 [307].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Wellington, NZ
Comment: type material not located by Brown & Neville (2015).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beechey, D. 2008. Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Epitonium_jukesianum.htm (see for complete synonymy; date accessed 7/3/2012)
Generic Combinations
- Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936).
- Epitonium delicatulum (Crosse & Fischer, 1864).
- Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130] - Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southeast QLD to southwest WA, including TAS; New Zealand
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
In sand, marine.
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Epitonium_jukesianum.htm (date accessed 7/3/2012)
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. Zootaxa 3907(1): 1-188 [90]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [51]
Marshall, B. 2015. Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832206 (Accessed on 2015-09-23)
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [130, fig. 409]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 11-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 30-Dec-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |
