Amaea
Sign in to saveAmaea is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.
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Amaea is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.
Not to be confused with Amaea Malmgren, 1866, replaced junior synonym of Amaeana, Hartman, 1959; family Terebellidae.