Filiscala Explained

Filiscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Filiscala include:

• Filiscala raricosta (Lamarck, 1804)
• Filiscala youngi (Kilburn, 1985)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Filiscala martinii (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of Filiscala raricosta (Lamarck, 1804)

References

• Brown L.G. & Neville B.D. (2015). Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Zootaxa. 3907(1): 1-188

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Filiscala de Boury, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834230 on 2015-02-22