Epitoniidae
Also known as: Caracoles de escalera, Ladder Snails, Staircase Shells, Staircase Snails, Veilchenschnecken, Wendeltreppen, Wendeltreppenschnecken, Wenteltrappe en Bloubottels
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Family | Epitoniidae |
| Published in | Berry, S. S. (1910). [Review of] Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. By William Healey Dall, 1909, Proc. USNM, 37, pp. 147–294, pls. 20–28. The Nautilus, 23(10): 1 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 77 |
| Species records held | 1206 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1469 |
| GBIF key | 2673 |
Genera in Epitoniidae
- Epitonium — 494 species: Epitonium abyssicola, Epitonium acanthopleurum, Epitonium acapulcanum, Epitonium aciculinum, Epitonium actinariophilum, Epitonium acuminiense, Epitonium acutilamella, Epitonium adjunctum
- Opalia — 112 species: Opalia abbotti, Opalia acus, Opalia aemula, Opalia aglaia, Opalia ahiparana, Opalia alba, Opalia apostolorum, Opalia atra
- Cirsotrema — 81 species: Cirsotrema amamiense, Cirsotrema amplsum, Cirsotrema angulatum, Cirsotrema bennettorum, Cirsotrema bonum, Cirsotrema bourdoti, Cirsotrema bourgeoisi, Cirsotrema breviculum
- Amaea — 69 species: Amaea africana, Amaea aliceae, Amaea alistairi, Amaea apexroseus, Amaea arabica, Amaea asperrima, Amaea aspicienda, Amaea boucheti
- Acirsa — 62 species: Acirsa aersispira, Acirsa alpha, Acirsa amara, Acirsa antarctica, Acirsa antarctodelicata, Acirsa auversiensis, Acirsa awamoaensis, Acirsa beta
- Cylindriscala — 25 species: Cylindriscala acus, Cylindriscala aequatorialis, Cylindriscala andrewsii, Cylindriscala aurantia, Cylindriscala distincta, Cylindriscala elata, Cylindriscala enamelis, Cylindriscala guernei
- Acrilla — 24 species: Acrilla acuminata, Acrilla affinis, Acrilla aragoensis, Acrilla becki, Acrilla berthiaumei, Acrilla crebrilamellata, Acrilla cuisensis, Acrilla deslongchampsi
- Papuliscala — 23 species: Papuliscala acus, Papuliscala ambulator, Papuliscala atlantisa, Papuliscala carolienae, Papuliscala cerithielloides, Papuliscala daani, Papuliscala dictyophora, Papuliscala diminuta
- Gregorioiscala — 20 species: Gregorioiscala abrupta, Gregorioiscala annectens, Gregorioiscala barazeri, Gregorioiscala crosnieri, Gregorioiscala exfoliata, Gregorioiscala federicoi, Gregorioiscala fredericqae, Gregorioiscala huttoni
- Eccliseogyra — 14 species: Eccliseogyra aethiopica, Eccliseogyra brasiliensis, Eccliseogyra exquisita, Eccliseogyra folini, Eccliseogyra formosissima, Eccliseogyra fragilissima, Eccliseogyra frausseni, Eccliseogyra jungcheni
- Gyroscala — 14 species: Gyroscala acanthodes, Gyroscala commutata, Gyroscala contabulata, Gyroscala coronata, Gyroscala mikeleei, Gyroscala punjabensis, Gyroscala purpurata, Gyroscala roberti
- Claviscala — 13 species: Claviscala dushaneae, Claviscala kuroharai, Claviscala marginata, Claviscala midwayensis, Claviscala minor, Claviscala nagaii, Claviscala nodulosa, Claviscala norica
- Cycloscala — 13 species: Cycloscala aldeynzeri, Cycloscala armata, Cycloscala echinaticosta, Cycloscala gazae, Cycloscala hyalina, Cycloscala laxata, Cycloscala laxatoides, Cycloscala montrouzieri
- Opaliopsis — 13 species: Opaliopsis arnaldoi, Opaliopsis atlantis, Opaliopsis boucheti, Opaliopsis canium, Opaliopsis carlsbergi, Opaliopsis cearensis, Opaliopsis concava, Opaliopsis elata
- Epifungium — 12 species: Epifungium adgranulosum, Epifungium adgravis, Epifungium adscabrum, Epifungium hartogi, Epifungium hoeksemai, Epifungium lochi, Epifungium marki, Epifungium nielsi
- Boreoscala — 11 species: Boreoscala blainei, Boreoscala condoni, Boreoscala faizae, Boreoscala greenlandica, Boreoscala juanina, Boreoscala keaseyense, Boreoscala ponderosa, Boreoscala rarecostulata
- Iphitus — 11 species: Iphitus boucheti, Iphitus cancellatus, Iphitus clarki, Iphitus escondida, Iphitus neozelanicus, Iphitus notios, Iphitus papillosocinctus, Iphitus robertsi
- Scalina — 11 species: Scalina belti, Scalina boylae, Scalina brophyi, Scalina cheneyi, Scalina foosei, Scalina gardnerae, Scalina isaacsoni, Scalina kendacensis
- Cerithiscala — 8 species: Cerithiscala cloezi, Cerithiscala diachorista, Cerithiscala mesomorpha, Cerithiscala munieri, Cerithiscala parvibrazosa, Cerithiscala praeopinata, Cerithiscala primula, Cerithiscala tehuacana
- Janthina — 8 species: Janthina chavani, Janthina exigua, Janthina globosa, Janthina janthina, Janthina krejcii, Janthina pallida, Janthina typica, Janthina umbilicata
- Mammiscala — 8 species: Mammiscala cylindracea, Mammiscala dolicha, Mammiscala escharoides, Mammiscala glyphospira, Mammiscala gonioides, Mammiscala inornata, Mammiscala mutica, Mammiscala ralphi
- Murdochella — 8 species: Murdochella alacer, Murdochella antarctica, Murdochella crispata, Murdochella levifoliata, Murdochella lobata, Murdochella macrina, Murdochella tricingulata, Murdochella turritelliformis
- Alora — 7 species: Alora annulata, Alora gouldii, Alora rapunculus, Alora retifera, Alora tenerrima, Alora teresmonile, Alora turbinata
- Punctiscala — 7 species: Punctiscala bulbulifera, Punctiscala cerigottana, Punctiscala costigera, Punctiscala loxopleura, Punctiscala microrhysa, Punctiscala plicosa, Punctiscala watsoni
- Turriscala — 7 species:
- Eglisia — 6 species:
- Epidendrium — 6 species:
- Striaticostatum — 6 species:
- Acrilloscala — 5 species:
- Alexania — 5 species:
- Plastiscala — 5 species:
- Plicacerithium — 5 species:
- Tenuiscala — 5 species:
- Clathroscala — 4 species:
- Globiscala — 4 species:
- Narrimania — 4 species:
- Periapta — 4 species:
- Proscala — 4 species:
- Sthenorytis — 4 species:
- Surrepifungium — 4 species:
- Belliscala — 3 species:
- Cavoscala — 3 species:
- Confusiscala — 3 species:
- Foratiscala — 3 species:
- Gibboscala — 3 species:
- Narvaliscala — 3 species:
- Nodiscala — 3 species:
- Rectacirsa — 3 species:
- Aciculiscala — 2 species:
- Chuniscala — 2 species:
- Couthouyella — 2 species:
- Filiscala — 2 species:
- Hemiacirsa — 2 species:
- Kurodacirsa — 2 species:
- Pseudoclaviscala — 2 species:
- Recluzia — 2 species:
- Circuloscala — 1 species:
- Clathrus — 1 species:
- Coniscala — 1 species:
- Crebriscala — 1 species:
- Crisposcala — 1 species:
- Dentiscala — 1 species:
- Firmiscala — 1 species:
- Funis — 1 species:
- Goniscala — 1 species:
- Kallosinistrella — 1 species:
- Liapinella — 1 species:
- Librariscala — 1 species:
- Minabescala — 1 species:
- Notacirsa — 1 species:
- Problitora — 1 species:
- Propescala — 1 species:
- Rutelliscala — 1 species:
- Striatiscala — 1 species:
- Tumidiacirsa — 1 species:
- Variciscala — 1 species:
- Funiscala
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.