Family Epitoniidae | Superfamily Epitonioidea Genus Epidendrium | |
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Epidendrium billeeanum, commonly known as the Yellow sea snail or the Golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
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Distribution
This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and the occidental Pacific Ocean including the Red Sea, Hawaii and the Galapagos.
Description
The Golden wentletrap has a bright yellow helicoidal shell which grows up to 1 cm in length. It's often found on corals from genus Tubastraea on which it feeds.
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