Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Epitonium clathratulum (Kanmacher, 1798)
The common name is small wentletrap.The small wentletrap ranges from the western Mediterranean to Norway. In the British Isles they have been found mainly in the south west, but there are recent records from Galway Bay, Orkney and the southern North Sea.
Epitonium shells are high-spired, and are all-white in most of the species within this genus.Epitonium clathratulum usually live in sand near sea anemones or corals.
These snails are predators and feed sea anemones.
Synonymised names:
Hyaloscala clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Hyaloscala spinosa (Jeffreys, 1884)
Scala clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Scalaria clathrata (misspelling)
Scalaria clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Turbo clathratulus Kanmacher, 1798 (original combination)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Epitonium clathratulum clathratulum (Kanmacher, 1798)
The common name is small wentletrap.The small wentletrap ranges from the western Mediterranean to Norway. In the British Isles they have been found mainly in the south west, but there are recent records from Galway Bay, Orkney and the southern North Sea.
Epitonium shells are high-spired, and are all-white in most of the species within this genus.Epitonium clathratulum usually live in sand near sea anemones or corals.
These snails are predators and feed sea anemones.
Synonymised names:
Hyaloscala clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Hyaloscala spinosa (Jeffreys, 1884)
Scala clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Scalaria clathrata (misspelling)
Scalaria clathratula (Kanmacher, 1798)
Turbo clathratulus Kanmacher, 1798 (original combination)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Epitonium clathratulum clathratulum (Kanmacher, 1798)
