Kingdom Animalia Family Epitoniidae Scientific name Epitonium humphreysii Higher classification Epitonium | Superfamily Epitonioidea Genus Epitonium Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
Similar Epitonium, Wentletrap, Gastropods, Molluscs | ||
Epitonium humphreysii kiener 1838 humphrey s wentletrap
Epitonium humphreysii, common name Humphrey's wentletrap, is a species of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
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Distribution
This wentletrap occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean. and is found from Massachusetts, south throughout Florida and through the Gulf states to east Mexico, and in Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.
References
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