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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 Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132 on 24 April 2011 The word ''wentletrap'' originated in Dutch (''wenteltrap''), and it means spiral staircase. These snails are sometimes also called "staircase shells", and "ladder shells". The family Epitoniidae belongs to the superfamily Epitonioidea. Since 2017 this family also includes the former families Janthinidae (the pelagic purple snails) and Nystiellidae, all part of the informal group Ptenoglossa. Epitoniidae is a rather large family, with an estimated number of species about 630. Distribution Wentletraps inhabit all seas and oceans worldwide, from the tropical zones to the Arctic and Antarctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janthinidae
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 Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132 on 24 April 2011 The word ''wentletrap'' originated in Dutch (''wenteltrap''), and it means spiral staircase. These snails are sometimes also called "staircase shells", and "ladder shells". The family Epitoniidae belongs to the superfamily Epitonioidea. Since 2017 this family also includes the former families Janthinidae (the pelagic purple snails) and Nystiellidae, all part of the informal group Ptenoglossa. Epitoniidae is a rather large family, with an estimated number of species about 630. Distribution Wentletraps inhabit all seas and oceans worldwide, from the tropical zones to the Arctic and Antarctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexania (gastropod)
''Alexania '' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Alexania Strand, 1928 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204230 on 2010-12-19 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ..., the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Alexania'' : * '' Alexania callizona'' (Habe, 1961) * '' Alexania floridana'' (Pilsbry, 1945) * '' Alexania inazawai'' (Kuroda, 1943) * '' Alexania moerchi'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) * '' Alexania natalensis'' (Tomlin, 1926) References Epitoniidae {{Epitoniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acirsa
''Acirsa'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Acirsa Mörch, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137935 on 29 May 2012 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Acirsa'' : * '' Acirsa amara'' Kilburn, 1985 * '' Acirsa antarctica'' (E. A. Smith, 1907) * '' Acirsa borealis'' (Lyell, 1841) - chalky wentletrap, Okhotsk wentletrap * '' Acirsa cerralvoensis'' (DuShane, 1970) * '' Acirsa coarctata'' (Jeffreys, 1884) ** '' Acirsa coarctata coarctata'' (Jeffreys, J.G., 1884) ** '' Acirsa coarctata distantespirata'' Nordsieck, F., 1972 * '' Acirsa cookiana'' (Dell, 1956) * '' Acirsa martensi'' (de Boury, 1913) * '' Acirsa mcleani'' Sirenko, 2009 * '' Acirsa morsei'' (Yokoyama, 1926) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitonium Scalare
''Epitonium scalare'', common name the precious wentletrap, is a predatory or ectoparasitic species of marine gastropod with an operculum, in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Epitonium scalare (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=207942 on 2010-11-22 In the 17th and 18th century this was once considered to be a very rare shell and specimens changed hands for large sums of money. Johan de la Faille and Cosimo III de' Medici owned a wentletrap. Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and South Africa, in the South West Pacific Ocean and along Fiji Islands and Japan. Shell description Adult shells of this species attain a length of between 25 mm to 72 mm. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nystiellidae
Nystiellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Epitonioidea which includes the wentletraps, the purple snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2010). Nystiellidae. 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=411726 on 2011-01-23 This family was previously considered as a subfamily of Epitoniidae. It was raised to family status by Nützel in 1998 Nützel A. 1998. Ueber die Stammesgeschichte der Ptenoglossa (Gastropoda). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, ser. E (Palaeobiologie), 26: 1-229 Genera Genera within the family Nystiellidae include* '' Eccliseogyra'' Dall, 1892 * '' Iphitus'' Jeffreys, 1883 * ''Murdochella ''Murdochella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the family (biology), family Nystiellidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitonioidea
Epitonioidea is a Taxonomic rank, superfamily of planktonic and ectoparasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa. This superfamily includes the wentletraps and the purple snails. Taxonomy Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows: *Family Epitoniidae S.S. Berry, 1910, the wentletraps *Family Janthinidae Lamarck, 1822, the purple snails *Family Nystiellidae William J. Clench, Clench & Ruth Turner, Turner, 1952 References Ptenoglossa {{Caenogastropoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |