Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Brown-Band 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 the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 487 meters (1,598 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
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
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- 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:
rupicola
- (Kurtz, 1860)
- Scientific name: - Epitonium rupicola (Kurtz, 1860)
- Specific name:
rupicola
- (Kurtz, 1860)
- Genus:
Epitonium
(
- Family:
Epitoniidae
(
- Superfamily:
Epitonioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Ptenoglossa
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Epitonium lineatum Say
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
- American seashells. With illus. by Frederick M. Bayer. New York, Van Nostrand[1954] url p. 165.
- Bulletins of American paleontology. Ithaca, N.Y., Paleontological Research Institution [etc.] url p. 60.
- FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. url p. 237.
- Fishery bulletin. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, The Service, U.S. Govt Print. Off. url p. 304.
- Keys to marine invertebrates of the Woods Hole region: a manual for the identification of the more common marine invertebrates / compiled by Ralph I. Smith with the assistance of many other contributors. Woods Hole, Mass.: Systematics-Ecology Program, Marine Biological Laboratory, 1964. url p. 136, p. 140.
- Proceedings of the National Shellfisheries Association. Plymouth, Mass., Published for the National Shellfisheries Association by MPG Communications. url p. 85.
- Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 109, p. 21, p. 23, p. 34, p. 54, p. 64, p. 70, p. 78, p. 80, p. 86, p. 87.
- The ecology of the Apalachicola Bay system: an estuarine profile / by Robert J. Livingston (Department of Biological Science, Florida State University); prepared for National Coastal Ecosystems Team, Division of Biological Services, Research and Development, Fish an Washington, D.C.: The Service, [1984] url p. 50.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:
- 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, EPA'S EMAP Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, NBI
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, The SERTC Invertebrate Database: Invertebrates of the southeastern United States
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2684434
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-72249
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13756627
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 72249
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 507324
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 1,577.060 based on 74 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
