Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Wrinkle-Rib Wentletrap, Wrinkled-Rib Wentletrap
Description
Family Epitoniidae
Sculpture limited to axial ribs (except for a single spiral ridge near the base of the body whorl).
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -185 meters (0 to -607 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Ptenoglossa
()
- J.E. Gray, 1853
- Superfamily:
Epitonioidea
()
- S.S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
- Family:
Epitoniidae
()
- S.S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
- Wentletraps
- Genus:
Epitonium
()
- P.F. Röding, 1798
- Specific name:
foliaceicosta
- (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Scientific name: - Epitonium foliaceicosta (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Specific name:
foliaceicosta
- (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Genus:
Epitonium
(
- Family:
Epitoniidae
(
- Superfamily:
Epitonioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Ptenoglossa
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Epitonium
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. albidum (Bladed Wentletrap) · E. angulatum (Angulate Wentletrap) · E. apiculatum (Semismooth Wentletrap) · E. babylonia (Tower Wentletrap) · E. babylonium (Tamiraparani Barb) · E. denticulatum (Tooth-Rib Wentletrap) · E. echinaticosta (Wide-Coil Wentletrap) · E. foliaceicosta (Wrinkle-Rib Wentletrap) · E. fractum (Humble Wentletrap) · E. greenlandicum (Greenland Wentletrap) · E. indianorum (Money Wentletrap) · E. lamellosum (Lamellose Wentletrap) · E. multistriatum (Many-Ribbed Wentletrap) · E. novangliae (New England Wentletrap) · E. occidentale (Fine-Ribbed Wentletrap) · E. rupicola (Brown-Band Wentletrap) · E. rushii (Frosted Wentletrap) · E. sericifilum (Silky Wentletrap) · E. striatissimum (Frosted Wentletrap) · E. unifasciatum (One-Band Wentletrap)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NBI
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2684445
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-72268
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 72268
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 507335
Footnotes
- Mean = -22.000 meters (-72.178 feet), Standard Deviation = 90.750 based on 6 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
