Epitoniidae Berry, 1910 (1812)

Epitonium angulicinctum

(de Boury, 1913)

Description:

Dimensions range from 6 mm - 7.5 mm high and 1.5 mm wide.
Width to height ratio: 0.25:1 ~ 0.2:1

Shell: ; minute to small. About 2 whorls; protoconch with ~2 whorls glossy, slightly inflated; teleoconch strongly convex, angled centrally.=. Suture moderately deep, and open. Imperforate. Approximately 22 costae on the body whorl. Costae are slightly thickened and raised. Costae slightly reflexed; cross the suture. Aperture oval; peristome broken.

Distribution:

Philippines

Habitat:

not reported

Type Material:

Holotype: MNHN 4167 (holotype). [as Scala angulicincta de Boury, 1913:] - Locality: Philippines.. [Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015]

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Boury, E. de. (1913). Plate VIII. Fig. 5.

Distribution

as listed in source literature

de Boury, E. (1912).

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Plate VIII. Fig. 5.

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pp: 174.

Synonymy:

Scala angulicincta de Boury, 1913: [in Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015].

Source Literature:

Boury, E. de. (1913). Description de Scalidae Nouveaux ou Peu Connus Pt 3. Journal of Conchology. 60(3). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55204 [Accessed 4 July 2025]
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]
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