Episiphon Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897

Caetano, Carlos Henrique Soares, Scarabino, Victor & Absalão, Ricardo Silva, 2006, Scaphopoda (Mollusca) from the Brazilian continental shelf and upper slope (13 º to 21 ºS) with descriptions of two new species of the genus Cadulus Philippi, 1844, Zootaxa 1267, pp. 1-47 : 26

Episiphon Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897

Type species

Dentalium sowerbyi Guilding, 1834 (subsequent designation by Suter, 1913: 821).

Diagnosis

Shell small to medium, slightly curved, fragile, polished, shiny, white, cream, orange or red. Surface smooth, rarely minutely annulated; needle­shaped. Section subcircular or subtriangular, slightly compressed dorsoventrally, more on ventral side. Apex simple or truncate, with terminal callus, lumen circular, small. Short terminal pipe present.