Surrepifungium ingridae (A. Gittenberger & Goud 2000)

Huang, Chih-Wei & Lee, Yen-Chen, 2016, Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records, Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 5653-5653 : 5653

Surrepifungium ingridae (A. Gittenberger & Goud 2000)

Description

Shell white, thin and fragile, spire pyramidal elevated, surface sculptured with densely lamella, which are extended at the suture (Fig. 2d). Interspaces between lamella are sculptured with fine spiral striae. The body whorl is large; almost half the height of the shell. Umbilicus narrow but distinctly perforated, partly covered by the incurved columellar. Shell height 25-30mm.

Distribution

This species ranges from Australia, Queensland though Indonesia. It is new records for Taiwan and the East Asian region. In 1999, several specimens were trawled at Taiwan Strait at depths of 20-50m. This species is a new record from the East Asian region.

Records

Epitonium ingridae Gittenberger et al. 2000: Figs 7-8, 23-24, 27, 30.