Variciscala

Variciscala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Epitoniidae
Genus:	Variciscala ; de Boury, 1909
Type species
	Scalaria raricostaLamarck, 1804;
Species
	See text

Last updated January 04, 2026

Variciscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Variciscala include:

Variciscala raricostata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)

Species brought into synonymy

Variciscala kelea(Iredale, 1930): synonym of Variciscala raricostata(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
Variciscala martinii(W. Wood, 1828): synonym of Filiscala martinii(W. Wood, 1828), synonym of Filiscala raricosta (Lamarck, 1804)
Variciscala reticulata(Lee & Wu, 1998): synonym of Epitonium reticulatum Lee & Wu, 1998

References

↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Variciscala de Boury, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225247 on 2015-02-22

Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2014). Variciscala de Boury, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225247 on 2015-02-22

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