zelebor wentletrap

About this species

Cirsotrema zelebori, common name : the slender wentletrap, is species of very small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 14 records
February: 4 records
March: 8 records
April: 3 records
May: 11 records
June: 4 records
July: 14 records
August: 4 records
September: 1 records
October: 7 records
November: 4 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–412 m · Deepest record: 549 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–18 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 32 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: zelebor wentletrap

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ニュージーランドチリメンニナ

Other scientific names: Boreoscala zelebori, Cirsotrema reevei, Epitonium zelebori, Scalaria intermedia, Scalaria reevei, Scalaria zelebori

Similar species

Cirsotrema multiperforatum
Cirsotrema varicosum
Epitonium jukesianum
Lamellose Wentletrap
Gyroscala commutata
Dwarf janthina
Janthina exigua
Bubble raft shell
Janthina janthina

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
321 open-data records from 1904 to 1998.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.