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Epitonium
Sign in to saveEpitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
Species
ribbesnegler
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
- FamilyEpitoniidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,086
- With media
- 218
- Family
- Epitoniidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI, SDNHM, LACM, UWBM
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Philippines, Panama, United States, Spain, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Epitoniidae
- Image
- Epitonium scalare shell.jpg
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- Commons category
- Epitonium
- taxon name
- Epitonium
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Epitonium
- taxon common name
- ribbesnegler
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Shell description
- Habitat
- Life habits
- Synonymised genera
- Species
- See also
- References
- External links
Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
The common name wentletraps is derived from the Dutch word '', denoting a spiral staircase. This refers to the striking form and sculpture of the shells of the mollusks in this genus, and to a lesser extent, the whole family.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Epitonium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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