Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez, Uruguay
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Scaphella junonia (Lamarck, 1804)
A marine gastropod in the family Volutidae, colloquially known as roller snails. Members of the family have solid, heavy shells and are found in warm and temperate seas. Most roller snails are carnivorous and predatory and dig for food in sandy soils.
Scaphella junonia lives in the tropical western Atlantic in water depths of 29 m to 126 m and is rarely washed up on beaches after storms. Due to the larger depth range, this is a less well-known roller screw.
The species name "junonia" was named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno.
Scaphella junonia occurs throughout Florida to Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. The subspecies listed are found regionally, such as the subspecies Scaphella junonia johnstoneae, occurs off Alabama and Scaphella junonia butleri, occurs off Yucatan.
With a shell size of up to 154 mm long, it is quite a large species. The shell is cream colored with about 12 spiral rows of somewhat square brown dots. The large protoconch is brown. The opening of the shell is almost 3/4 of the length of the shell.
Juno's roller snail was historically highly prized for its beauty and apparent rarity. However, commercial trawling by shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico often accidentally catches it as bycatch from deeper waters.
Synonymised names
Scaphella (Scaphella) junonia (Lamarck, 1804) · alternate representation
Scaphella johnstoneae Clench, 1953 · unaccepted
Voluta junonia Lamarck, 1804 · unaccepted (original combination)
Direct children (6)
Subspecies Scaphella junonia butleri Clench, 1953
Subspecies Scaphella junonia curryi Petuch & Berschauer, 2019
Subspecies Scaphella junonia elizabethae Petuch & Sargent, 2011
Subspecies Scaphella junonia glicksteinorum Petuch & Berschauer, 2023
Subspecies Scaphella junonia johnstoneae Clench, 1953
Subspecies Scaphella junonia junonia (Lamarck, 1804)
A marine gastropod in the family Volutidae, colloquially known as roller snails. Members of the family have solid, heavy shells and are found in warm and temperate seas. Most roller snails are carnivorous and predatory and dig for food in sandy soils.
Scaphella junonia lives in the tropical western Atlantic in water depths of 29 m to 126 m and is rarely washed up on beaches after storms. Due to the larger depth range, this is a less well-known roller screw.
The species name "junonia" was named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno.
Scaphella junonia occurs throughout Florida to Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. The subspecies listed are found regionally, such as the subspecies Scaphella junonia johnstoneae, occurs off Alabama and Scaphella junonia butleri, occurs off Yucatan.
With a shell size of up to 154 mm long, it is quite a large species. The shell is cream colored with about 12 spiral rows of somewhat square brown dots. The large protoconch is brown. The opening of the shell is almost 3/4 of the length of the shell.
Juno's roller snail was historically highly prized for its beauty and apparent rarity. However, commercial trawling by shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico often accidentally catches it as bycatch from deeper waters.
Synonymised names
Scaphella (Scaphella) junonia (Lamarck, 1804) · alternate representation
Scaphella johnstoneae Clench, 1953 · unaccepted
Voluta junonia Lamarck, 1804 · unaccepted (original combination)
Direct children (6)
Subspecies Scaphella junonia butleri Clench, 1953
Subspecies Scaphella junonia curryi Petuch & Berschauer, 2019
Subspecies Scaphella junonia elizabethae Petuch & Sargent, 2011
Subspecies Scaphella junonia glicksteinorum Petuch & Berschauer, 2023
Subspecies Scaphella junonia johnstoneae Clench, 1953
Subspecies Scaphella junonia junonia (Lamarck, 1804)
