Crisscross Wentletrap [Epitonium crissum]
Description
The Crisscross Wentletrap is a small marine snail with a very ornate, white shell. It can reach up to 30 mm in size. The shell has a high spire and numerous axial ribs. It lives in the Mediterranean Sea, usually on sandy substrates where it feeds on sea anemones.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
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| Family |
Wentletraps
Epitoniidae
|
| Genus |
Thread Wentletraps
Asperiscala
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