Epitonium novangliae explained
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.[1] [2]
Distribution
This snail is found in shallow water in the North West Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m.[3]
Notes and References
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523994 on 2010-11-23 WoRMS (2010). Epitonium novangliae (Couthouy, 1838).
- http://www.malacolog.org Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .