Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Epitonioidea Genus Gyroscala Higher classification Epitonium | Phylum Mollusca Family Epitoniidae Scientific name Gyroscala lamellosa Rank Species | |
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Similar Epitonium, Wentletrap, Gastropods, Molluscs, Epitonium clathrum | ||
Gyroscala lamellosa, common name : the lamellose wentletrap, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
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Synonyms
In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors.
Distribution
This species has a worldwide distribution in shallow water, from New Zealand and Australia to the Hawaiian Islands; in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean (Angola, Cape Verde, West Africa), the Indian Ocean (Macaronesian Islands, Mascarene Basin, Mozambique) and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm
References
Gyroscala lamellosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA