Epitonium jukesianum

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Epitonium jukesianum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Epitonium
Species:
E. jukesianum
Binomial name
Epitonium jukesianum
(Fosbes, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, 1936
  • Acutiscala fabia Iredale, 1936
  • Clathrus fabia (Iredale, 1936)
  • Clathrus wellingtonensis Kirk, 1880
  • Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936)
  • Epitonium delicatulum Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864
  • Epitonium fabia (Iredale, 1936)
  • Epitonium wellingtonensis (Kirk, 1880)
  • Scalaria delicatula Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864
  • Scalaria jukesianaForbes, 1852

Epitonium jukesianum is a species of very small parasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [1]

This snail is known to occur in intertidally and in shallow water in southeastern Australia and North Island, New Zealand. It is also found along the coasts of Tasmania. [2]

It parasitises on sea anemones and can reattach itself if it gets knocked off its host. It is known to occur in high turbidity environments, but is more common in areas with moderate to low turbidity. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Epitonium jukesianum. 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=523894 on 2010-11-22
  2. molluscsoftasmania.net
  3. MolluscsofTasmania, Grove, S.J. (2018).