Episcynia itanhura

Episcynia itanhura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Truncatelloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Littorinimorpha Superfamilia: Truncatelloidea

Familia: Tornidae
Genus: Episcynia
Species: Episcynia itanhura

Name

• Episcynia itanhura Simone, 2012: figs 16–27

Holotype: MZSP 106553.

Type locality: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo; São Mateus, Guriri, 18°47'S, 32°39'W, 3 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Paritintin word Itanhura’mbi – chain used as necklace (Betts 1981), an allusion to the peripheral ornamentation of the shell.

References

• Simone, Luiz R.L., 2012: Two new species of Tornidae (Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from Espírito Santo, Brazil. ZooKeys, 238: 77–85. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.238.3884.