Epitonium minorum

About this species

Epitonium minorum is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. It occurs in North Island, New Zealand and in Australia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 9 records
March: 9 records
April: 9 records
May: 8 records
June: 3 records
July: 4 records
August: 2 records
September: 8 records
October: 11 records
November: 11 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–110 m · Deepest record: 150 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C

14–16 °C: 42 records
16–18 °C: 9 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · 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) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Acutiscala minora, Clathrus minorum, Epitonium (Lamelliscala) minorum

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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).
210 open-data records from 1925 to 2016.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.