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Epitoniidae Berry, 1910 (1812)

Epitonium fauroti

(Jousseaume, 1912)

Description:

Dimensions range from 3 mm - 3 mm high and 2.7 mm wide.
Width to height ratio: 0.9:1 ~ 0.9:1

Shell: obese-conical; thick, solid; microscopic. Exterior colour white, dull. About 8 whorls, growing regularly, curving at the suture; protoconch with ~3 whorls ; teleoconch with ~5 whorls. Suture deep suture. Imperforate: umbilicus closed, anterior ends of the ribs connect at the columellar border, where the umbilicus would typically be found. Approximately 11 - 12 costae on the body whorl. Costae are strong and incurved. Costae align from one whorl to the next, forming slightly oblique longitudinal series; slightly elevated at the suture to form an angle, slightly hooked . Intercostal spaces finely encircled with faint striae. Aperture suboval, slightly notched at the back.


Distribution:

Red Sea, Aden, Djibouti, Taiwan [Huang & Lee, 2016].


Habitat:

not reported.


Etymology:

named for M. le Dr Faurot., This species is dedicated to my [the author's] colleague, Dr. FAUROT, as a tribute to his fruitful scientific explorations in the Bay of Tadjourah. In fact, the examination of his fascinating collections encouraged me to visit this region, where I spent many winters.


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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (2026). Fig. MNHN-IM-2000-4188.

Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912
Syntypes [7]: MNHN-IM-2000-4188
Aden, Djibouti, Suez
Credit:MNHN - Brabant D. - 2005
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Distribution

as listed in source literature

Type Material:

The following list brings together type material and other cited specimens as reported in the sources examined, grouped under the names and designations used in each source. The same specimen may appear in multiple entries drawn from different sources. Some entries concern other species included by authors for comparison; inclusion in this list does not imply synonymy.
Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912SyntypeMNHN-IM-2000-4188. Aden, Suez, Djibouti. [7 specimens]. [Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 2026: MNHN-IM-2000-4188].MNHN 4188. Aden, Suez, Djibouti. [Brown & Neville, 2015: 71].


Jousseaume, F. (1912).
Shown in text as Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912
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Plate VI. Fig. 42.
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pp: 200.
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pp: 201.
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (2026).
Shown in text as Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912
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Fig. MNHN-IM-2000-4188.
Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912
Syntypes [7]: MNHN-IM-2000-4188
Aden, Djibouti, Suez
Credit:MNHN - Brabant D. - 2005
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Synonymy:

Epitonium (Hirtoscala) fauroti (Jousseaume 1911) [Huang & Lee, 2016: 5; Weil et al., 1999: 70]
Turbiniscala fauroti Jousseaume, 1912 [Brown & Neville, 2015: 71; Jousseaume, 1912: 200; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 2026: MNHN-IM-2000-4188]


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]
Huang, C. W. & Lee, Y.C. (2016). Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records. Biodiversity Data Journal. 4. doi: 10.3897/ BDJ.4.e5653 [Accessed 25 August 2023]
Jousseaume, F. (1912). Faune malacologique de la Mer Rouge. Scalidae. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.. 24(3-4). Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10095979 [Accessed 1 March 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]
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (2026). Mollusca (IM) collection. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/search [Accessed 18 July 2026]
Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville, B. (1999). The Wentletrap Book. Evolver
WoRMS Editorial Board (2025). World Register of Marine Species. https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. [Accessed 8 November 2025]

WoRMS direct page link: Open WoRMS record