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Epitonium tinctum Tinted Wentletrap

Epitonium tinctum is commonly referred to as Tinted Wentletrap. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Epitonium tinctum , Pillar Point Tidepools 2014


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lexID:
10954 
AphiaID:
524008 
Scientific:
Epitonium tinctum 
German:
Getönte Wendeltreppe 
English:
Tinted Wentletrap 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Epitoniidae (Family) > Epitonium (Genus) > tinctum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carpenter, ), 1864 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,5cm - 3,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Cnidaria, Predatory, Sea anemones 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Epitonium adjunctum
  • Epitonium alabiforme
  • Epitonium alatum
  • Epitonium albidum
  • Epitonium algerianum
  • Epitonium amathusium
  • Epitonium amiculum
  • Epitonium amicum
  • Epitonium anabathmos
  • Epitonium ancillotoi
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-15 14:06:03 

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Epitonium tinctum (Carpenter, 1864)

Epitonium shells are high-spired, and are all-white in most of the species within this genus .Epitonium tinctum, commonly known as the Tinted Wentletrap can be found on sandy bottom near anemones..

Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails ( diet: anemone's tissue). Epitonium tinctum feeds on anemones, especially Antopleura ( Anthopleura elegantissima,Anthopleura xanthogrammica).

Similar gastropods genus Opalia.

Synonym:
Epitonium crebricostatum f. bormanni (Strong, 1941)
Epitonium tinctum bormanni Strong, 1941
Epitonium tinctum subcoronatum Carpenter, 1864
Nitidiscala bormanni (Strong, 1941)
Nitidiscala tincta (Carpenter, 1864)

External links

  1. inverts.wallawalla.edu (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Epitonium tinctum , Pigeon Point 2015
Epitonium tinctum , Pillar Point Tidepools 2014
Epitonium tinctum , Pigeon Point Tidepools2015

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