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Epitonium (Gyroscala) lycocephalum

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Epitonium (Gyroscala) lycocephalum Kensley and Pether p. 169 figs. fig, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
subgenusGyroscala(de Boury 1887)
specieslycocephalum

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Epitonium (Gyroscala) lycocephalum Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986Protoconch unknown; at least 6 postnatal whorls. First whorl with 12-13
well-defined rounded lamellae; second to fifth whorls each with 15 lamellae; body whorl with 14 lamellae. At least 20 very fine spiral lines visible between lamellae, becoming obscure near upper and lower sutures, and difficult to count. Strong basal lira on body whorl. Suture crenulate. Outer lip varicoid.