Epitonium jukesianum

About this species

Epitonium jukesianum is a species of very small parasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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: 50 records
February: 22 records
March: 40 records
April: 27 records
May: 29 records
June: 17 records
July: 31 records
August: 24 records
September: 28 records
October: 30 records
November: 25 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–30 m · Deepest record: 42 m

0–10 m: 25 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–26 °C

12–14 °C: 12 records
14–16 °C: 108 records
16–18 °C: 28 records
18–20 °C: 45 records
20–22 °C: 215 records
22–24 °C: 44 records
24–26 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(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) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Acutiscala ampacta, Acutiscala fabia, Clathrus fabia, Clathrus wellingtonensis, Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum, Epitonium ampactum, Epitonium delicatulum, Epitonium fabia, Epitonium wellingtonensis, Scalaria delicatula, Scalaria jukesiana, Scalaria wellingtonensis

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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).
976 open-data records from 1874 to 2015.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.