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Epitoniidae Berry, 1910 (1812)

Epitonium lineolatum

(G. B. Sowerby, 1844)

Description:

Dimensions range from 24 mm - 24 mm high.
Width to height ratio: 00:1 ~ 00:1

Shell: pyramidal, ventricose; thin, lightweight, sturdy; moderately small. Exterior colour whitish, with 2 brown spiral bands. About 8 whorls, rounded. Umbilicate: narrow. Approximately 13 - 18 costae on the body whorl. Costae are thin, rounded, erect, varying in size.


Distribution:

Japan, Philippines; Karachi, Pakistan (Melvill & Standen 1903: 345)


Habitat:

muddy sand


Etymology:

[latin] from lineola, the diminutive form of linea = small or fine lines and -atum = a common adjectival ending used in taxonomy.


Type Material:

Syntypes: NHMUK 1981236 [as Scalaria lineolata of 'Kiener' G.B. Sowerby II, 1844:] - Type Locality: Masbate, Philippines; Japan.. [Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015]


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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Plate xxxiii. Fig. 45-46.

Distribution

as listed in source literature

Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844).
Shown in text as Scalaria lineolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1844
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Plate xxxiii. Fig. 45-46.
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Plate xxxiii. Fig. 48.
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pp: 91.
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873).
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pp: 345.
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873).
Shown in text as SCALARIA LINEOLATA.
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Plate v. Fig. 32.
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Species 32. (Mus. Brit.)
SCALARIA LINEOLATA.
Tryon, G.W. (1887).
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Plate 12. Fig. 81.
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pp: 59.
Clessin, S. (1897).
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Plate 13. Fig. 2.
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pp: 49.
Kaicher, S.D. (1981).
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Card #: EP2-3125.
Syntype: BMNH type collection 1981236

Synonymy:

Scalaria lineolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1844 [in Sowerby, G. B. II., 1844].
Scalaria lineolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1844 [in Sowerby, G. B. II., 1873].
Scalaria lineolata of 'Kiener' G.B. Sowerby II, 1844: [in Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015].


Source Literature:

Brown, L. & 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). Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3907.1.1 [Accessed 22 October 2023]
Clessin, S. (1897). Die Familie der Scalariidae. In W. Kobelt (Ed.), Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. 2(13). Bauer & Raspe, NürnbergBauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34259905 [Accessed 21 June 2025]
Kaicher, S.D. (1981). Epitoniidae II [Pack 30]. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. http://www.femorale.com/kaicher/species.asp?f=Epitoniidae&c=125 [Accessed 8 May 2023]
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R (1903). The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species.. Journal of Conchology. 10. Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162 [Accessed 26 February 2025]
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus Scalaria.. Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells.. 1 (4). London, privately published.. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419 [Accessed 22 June 2023]
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873). Monograph of the genus Scalaria. Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 19, pls 1-16 and unpaginated text.. 19. London. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8217819 [Accessed 24 August 2023]
Tryon, G.W. (1887). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic with illustrations of the species. IX. Academy of Natural Sciences. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026889 [Accessed 20 September 2025]
Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville, B. (1999). The Wentletrap Book. Evolver
WoRMS Editorial Board (2025). World Register of Marine Species. https://www.marinespecies.org [Accessed 8 November 2025]

WoRMS direct page link: Open WoRMS record