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New England Wentletrap

(Couthouy, 1838)

Epitonium novangliae

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

[unassigned] Caenogastropoda

Family:

Epitoniidae

Epitoniidae

Image Voucher: 

ANSP 390801

Shell Information

Height (mm): 20

Dextral

Chirality:

This shell has eight to ten whorls that make up the spire. The shell is patterned with large bladelike axial structures called costae.

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Virginia to Brazil

0 to 457 meters

Diet:

Carnivore

Habitat:

Marine; Soft substrates

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Epitonium novangliae (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160297 on 2021-06-23

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

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