Sculptured Wentletraps [Cycloscala]

Description

Cycloscala is known for its beautifully sculpted, small to medium-sized shells with spirally arranged nodules or scales. These snails are typically associated with coral reefs and rocky substrates in tropical to temperate seas, where they engage in predatory behavior on cnidarians.

Species
Hairy Wentletrap
Hairy Wentletrap [Epitonium barbareum]
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Humboldt's Wentletrap
Humboldt's Wentletrap [Epitonium humboldti]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Family Wentletraps
Epitoniidae
Statistics
  • Species 2