Knobbed Wentletraps [Nodiscala]

Description

Nodiscala includes small to medium-sized snails with distinctive knob-like protuberances or varices along their shells. These marine snails are often found in sandy or muddy substrates in shallow to moderately deep waters, where they feed on a variety of sessile invertebrates.

Species
Hawaiian Wentletrap [Epitonium sandwichense]
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Japanese Wentletrap [Epitonium japonicum]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Family Wentletraps
Epitoniidae
Statistics
  • Species 2