''Variciscala'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s 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 ...
, commonly known as wentletraps.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Variciscala de Boury, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225247 on 2015-02-22]
Species
Species within the genus ''Variciscala'' include:
* ''
Variciscala raricostata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Variciscala kelea''
(Iredale, 1930): synonym of ''Variciscala raricostata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
* ''Variciscala martinii''
(W. Wood, 1828): synonym of ''Filiscala martinii''
(W. Wood, 1828), synonym of ''
Filiscala raricosta
''Filiscala'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniida ...
''
(Lamarck, 1804)
* ''Variciscala reticulata''
(Lee & Wu, 1998): synonym of ''
Epitonium reticulatum''
Lee & Wu, 1998
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Epitoniidae
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