| Epitonium novangliae | |
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| Epitonium novangliae illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Epitonium |
| Species: | E. novangliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Epitonium novangliae (
Couthouy, 1838)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Epitonium novangliae, common name the New England wentletrap, is a species of small ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [2] [3]
This snail is found in shallow water in the North West Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [4]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m. [4]
- ^ Zoology of New York; or, The New York fauna (1842)- Series: Natural history of New York
- ^ a b c on 2010-11-23 WoRMS (2010). Epitonium novangliae (Couthouy, 1838).
- ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- ^ a b c 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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Media related to
Epitonium novangliae at Wikimedia Commons
| Epitonium novangliae | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Epitonium novangliae illustration [1] | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Epitonium |
| Species: | E. novangliae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Epitonium novangliae (
Couthouy, 1838)
| |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Epitonium novangliae, common name the New England wentletrap, is a species of small ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [2] [3]
This snail is found in shallow water in the North West Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [4]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m. [4]
- ^ Zoology of New York; or, The New York fauna (1842)- Series: Natural history of New York
- ^ a b c on 2010-11-23 WoRMS (2010). Epitonium novangliae (Couthouy, 1838).
- ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- ^ a b c 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.
-
Media related to
Epitonium novangliae at Wikimedia Commons