Epitoniidae
Epitonium replicatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
[Hasu itokake]
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Description
White with luster. Each spire tube mutually parts, and is
connected by inclined axial ribs.
Locality
Australia. Philippines.
Japan:
Kyushu, south of the Sea of Japan,
Kii Peninsula, Sagami Bay in 0m, Mouth of Tokyo Bay in 20-100m,
Boso Peninsula.
Hawaii. Mexico. Panama. Galapagos.
Original articles of scientific name
1844 Scalaria replicata G. B. Sowerby II, Thes. Conch., 1, p. 84,
pl. 32, figs. 23, 24.
Original of Japanese name
1919 Tomotaro Iwakawa, Catalogue of Japanese mollusca in the
Natural History Department, p.42.
Remarks
Epitonium replicatum can be found on the beach.
Because it's axial ribs are prone to breakage, healthy specimens are rare.