Common Wentletrap [Epitonium clathrus]
Description
A small, white, slender shell characterized by its tall, turreted shape and ornate axial ribs. It inhabits the subtidal zone on soft bottoms and feeds on sea anemones. It is cosmopolitan in its distribution.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
|
| Family |
Wentletraps
Epitoniidae
|
| Genus |
Wentletraps
Epitonium
|