Precious wentletrap

Epitonium scalare

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth25–64 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary and November
How commonRare

About this species

Epitonium scalare, common name the precious wentletrap, is a predatory or ectoparasitic species of marine gastropod with an operculum, 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: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 2 records
May: 2 records
June: 2 records
July: 2 records
August: 2 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 3 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–64 m · Deepest record: 64 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 29 records
24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

English: Precious wentletrap, precious wentletrap

Names in 1 more languages

German: Echte Wendeltreppe

Other scientific names: Epitonium (Epitonium) scalare, Epitonium breve, Epitonium laevis, Epitonium lineatum, Epitonium medium, Epitonium minor, Epitonium multivariciferum, Epitonium principale, Epitonium pygmaeum, Epitonium subtile, Scala pretiosa, Scala scalaris, Scalaria conica, Scalaria disjuncta, Scalaria genuina, Scalaria pretiosa, Scalaria scalaris, Scalaria scalata, Turbo scalaris

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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).
290 open-data records from 1944 to 2011.

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