Lamellose Wentletrap

About this species

Gyroscala lamellosa, common name : the lamellose wentletrap, is a species of medium-sized predatory 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: 39 records
February: 46 records
March: 48 records
April: 72 records
May: 67 records
June: 55 records
July: 52 records
August: 45 records
September: 36 records
October: 37 records
November: 25 records
December: 28 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–36 m · Deepest record: 213 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 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: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 27 records
20–22 °C: 43 records
22–24 °C: 112 records
24–26 °C: 54 records
26–28 °C: 114 records
28–30 °C: 26 records

Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Eridan Xharahi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Meng-Chi Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Lamellose Wentletrap, Perplexed Wentletrap

Names in 5 more languages

German: Lamellen-Wendeltreppe
Spanish: Caracol de escalera del Caribe
Japanese: ネジガイ
Korean: 실패고둥, 뿔실꾸리고둥
Simplified Chinese: 小海螄螺

Other scientific names: Cirsotrema commutatum, Cirsotrema perplexa, Epitonium (Gyroscala) lamellosum, Epitonium albocostatum, Epitonium angustum, Epitonium basicum, Epitonium commutatum, Epitonium consors, Epitonium filare, Epitonium lamellosum, Epitonium perplexum, Epitonium pyramis, Epitonium rietensis, Epitonium zephyrium, Gyroscala (Gyroscala) commutata, Gyroscala (Pomiscala) lamellosa, Gyroscala angusta, Gyroscala hachijoensis, Gyroscala lamellosa, Gyroscala perplexa, Gyroscala purplexa, Gyroscala pyramis, Nitidiscala basica, Opalia consors, Pomiscala perplicata, Pomiscala reevesbyi, Scala (Pomiscala) reevesbyi, Scala commutata, Scala filaris, Scala lamellosa

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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).
736 open-data records from 1822 to 2020.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.