''Gyroscala lamellosa'', common name : the lamellose wentletrap, is a

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of medium-sized

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, a

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in the

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Epitoniidae Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollu ...

, the wentletraps.Gofas, S. (2010). Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139744 on 2010-11-23

Synonyms

In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors. * ''Cirsotrema perplexa'' (Pease, 1863) * ''Epitonium albocostatum'' (Turton, 1932) * ''Epitonium angustum'' (Mörch, 1875) * ''Epitonium basicum'' Dall, 1917 * ''Epitonium consors'' (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864) * ''Epitonium filare'' (Mörch, 1875) * ''Epitonium perplexum'' (Pease, 1863) * ''Epitonium pyramis'' Tinker, 1952 * ''Epitonium rietensis'' (Turton, 1932) * ''Gyroscala angusta'' (Mörch, 1875) * ''Gyroscala commutata'' (Monterosato, 1877) * ''Gyroscala hachijoensis'' Taki, 1957 * ''Gyroscala perplexa'' (Pease, 1863) * ''Gyroscala purplexa'' Taki, 1957 * ''Gyroscala pyramis'' (Tinker, 1952) * ''Nitidiscala basica'' (Dall, 1917) * ''Opalia consors'' (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864) * ''Pomiscala perplicata'' (Iredale, 1929) * ''Pomiscala reevesbyi'' Cotton, 1938 * ''Scala filaris'' Mörch, 1875 * ''Scala perplicata'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Scala torquata'' Fenaux, 1943 * ''Scalaria albocostata'' Turton, 1932 * ''Scalaria candida'' Monterosato, 1877 * ''Scalaria clathrus'' G. B. Sowerby, 1842 * ''Scalaria commutata'' Monterosato, 1877 * ''Scalaria consors'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864 * ''Scalaria fimbriosa'' W. Wood, 1842 * ''Scalaria lamellosa'' Lamarck, 1822 (

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) * ''Scalaria monocycla'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Scalaria perplexa'' Pease, 1863 * ''Scalaria pseudoscalaris'' Brocchi, 1814 * ''Scalaria rietensis'' Turton, 1932 * ''Scalaria rufanensis'' Turton, 1932

Distribution

This species has a worldwide distribution in shallow water, from New Zealand and Australia to the

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; in European waters, the

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, the

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(Angola, Cape Verde, West Africa), the

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(Macaronesian Islands, Mascarene Basin, Mozambique) and the

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Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice'' * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda * Muller, Y. (2004).'' Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire''. oastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyroscala Lamellosa Epitoniidae Gastropods of Australia Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropods described in 1822 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Molluscs of the Indian Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea