WoRMS name details
Dentalium (Episiphon) candelatum Kira, 1959
1452380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452380)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 105, pl. 40 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 105, pl. 40 fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Tosa Bay
type locality contained in Tosa Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium (Episiphon) candelatum Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452380 on 2025-04-05
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Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 105, pl. 40 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 105, pl. 40 fig. 5 [details]
Other
additional source
Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (1990). On the various editions of Tetsuaki Kira's “Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan” and “Shells of the Western Pacific in color Vol. 1”, with an annotated list of new names introduced. <em>Malacologia.</em> 32: 131-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13146396 [details]




