Periapta Explained

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

Species

• Periapta gracilis (Verrill, 1880)
• Periapta polygyrella (P. Fischer in Locard, 1897)
• Periapta siapnoi (DuShane, 1977)
• Periapta weili García, 2003

References

• Locard, A., 1897 Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. 1, p. 516 p, 22 pls

External links

• • Bouchet, P. & Warén, A. (1986). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae Eulimidae, Epitonidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico. suppl. 2: 297-576
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Periapta Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137951 on 2021-12-25