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Euthria scepta Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003
388286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:388286)
accepted
Species
marine
Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. <em>Novapex.</em> 4(2-3): 33-50. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Île des Pins
type locality contained in Île des Pins [details]
Etymology Named after the Latin expression sceptus (adjective), meaning "descending from the clouds". Being small and smooth as a...
Etymology Named after the Latin expression sceptus (adjective), meaning "descending from the clouds". Being small and smooth as a hail-stone, E.scepta looks as if it were dropped form the clouds, which are occasionally as grey and dull as this shell. This name also conjures the contrast between high (clouds) and deep (the species habitat). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euthria scepta Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388286 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. <em>Novapex.</em> 4(2-3): 33-50. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com. [details]
[request]additional source Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Etymology Named after the Latin expression sceptus (adjective), meaning "descending from the clouds". Being small and smooth as a hail-stone, E.scepta looks as if it were dropped form the clouds, which are occasionally as grey and dull as this shell. This name also conjures the contrast between high (clouds) and deep (the species habitat). [details]
Unreviewed
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