Epitonium humphreysii

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Epitonium humphreysii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Epitonium
Species:
E. humphreysii
Binomial name
Epitonium humphreysii
(Kiener, 1838)
Synonyms [1]
  • Scala sayana Dall, 1889
  • Scalaria humphreysianaG. B. Sowerby, 1873
  • Scalaria humphreysiiKiener, 1838

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. [1]

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Distribution

This wentletrap occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean; it is found from Massachusetts, south throughout Florida and through the Gulf states to Mexico, and also in Brazil. [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm. [3] [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 95 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2010). Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener, 1838). 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=160293 on 2010-11-22
  2. 1 2 "Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener, 1838)". Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. accessed 29 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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