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Epitonium tenellum

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Species of gastropod

Epitonium tenellum
A shell of Epitonium tenellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Epitonium
Species: E. tenellum
Binomial name
Epitonium tenellum
(Hutton, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Epitonium (Papyriscala) tenellum (Hutton, 1885) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Epitonium helicornuum (Iredale, 1936)
  • Epitonium novoseelandiae (Clessin, 1897)
  • Epitonium tenellum helicornuum (Iredale, 1936)
  • Limiscala helicornuum Iredale, 1936
  • Limiscala lineolata (Hutton, 1873)
  • Limiscala tenella (Hutton, 1885)
  • Scalaria lyra Hutton, 1880
  • Scalaria tenella Hutton, 1885
  • Scalaria lineolata Hutton, 1873

Epitonium tenellum, common name the small wentletrap, is a species of small ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

Distribution

This snail is found in shallow water in southeastern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand.

Description

The shell height varies between 10 mm and 20mm

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2010). Epitonium tenellum (Hutton, 1885). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523994 on 2010-11-23
Taxon identifiers
Epitonium tenellum
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