Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Acirsa borealis	Chalky wentletrap	East Pacific and Northern	3.3 DL	1841
Acirsa subdecussata		Mediterranean Sea.		1835
Acirsa symphylla		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1878
Acrilla acuminata		Western Indian Ocean		1844
Acrilloscala lamyi		Mediterranean Sea.		1909
Alexania floridana	Smooth wentletrap	Atlantic Ocean.	0.8 DL	1945
Alora annulata		Western Central Pacific		1961
Alora tenerrima		Atlantic Ocean.	0.4 DL	1896
Amaea boucheti		Eastern Central Pacific		2003
Amaea martinii		Indo-Pacific.		1828
Amaea mitchelli	Mitchell's wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic	6 DL	1896
Amaea retifera	Reticulate wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1889
Amaea sericogazea		Western Central Pacific		1971
Amaea splendida		Western Central Pacific		1913
Amaea sulcata		Western Central Pacific		1844
Amaea thielei		Southwest Pacific		1913
Asperiscala bellastriata	Well-threaded wentletrap	East Pacific.		1864
Asperiscala cookeana		East Pacific.		1917
Asperiscala eltanini		Western Atlantic and West	3.5 DL	1990
Asperiscala lowei		Western Atlantic and West		1906
Boreoscala greenlandica	Greenland wentletrap	Western Central Pacific,	6.1 DL	1811
Boreoscala magellanicum		Southeast Pacific and Sou	3 DL	1845
Cirsotrema amamiense		Western Central Pacific		2000
Cirsotrema arcella		Western Central Pacific		1945
Cirsotrema bennettorum		Western Central Pacific.		2000
Cirsotrema cloveri		Western Central Pacific		2002
Cirsotrema cochlea		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Cirsotrema dalli		Western Atlantic	4.1 DL	1945
Cirsotrema edgari		Western Central Pacific	5 ShH	1912
Cirsotrema emestoilanoi		Western Central Pacific		2001
Cirsotrema fenestratum		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1908
Cirsotrema karinae		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1969
Cirsotrema perplexum		Northwest Pacific		1860
Cirsotrema pilsbryi		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1940
Cirsotrema rugosum		Western Central Pacific		1961
Cirsotrema togatum		Southeast Pacific		1951
Cirsotrema turriculoides		Western Central Pacific		1920
Cirsotrema varicosum		Western Central Pacific		1822
Cirsotrema vulpinum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Claviscala pellisanserina		Western Central Pacific		2003
Claviscala solar		Western Central Pacific		1995
Couthouyella striatula	Northern rough wentletrap	North America.	1.5 DL	1838
Cycloscala crenulata		Western Central Pacific		1867
Cycloscala echinaticosta	Wide-coiled wentletrap	Western Atlantic and Anta	1.5 NG	1842
Cycloscala gazae		Western Central Pacific		1985
Cycloscala hyalina		Western Central Pacific		1844
Cycloscala montrouzieri		Western Central Pacific.		2004
Cycloscala revoluta		Western Central Pacific		1899
Cycloscala sardellae		Western Central Pacific		2004
Cylindriscala humerosa		Eastern Central Pacific		1909
Cylindriscala rosenbergi		Western Central Atlantic.	1.7 DL	2005
Depressiscala aurita		Northwest Pacific		1844
Depressiscala nautlae	Slender wentletrap	Western Atlantic	2.2 DL	1874
Depressiscala nitidella	Mottled wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1889
Depressiscala polita	Polished wentletrap	Eastern Pacific		1844
Eccliseogyra nitida		Atlantic Ocean.	1 DL	1885
Eccliseogyra performosa		Western Atlantic.		1917
Eglisia spirata		Eastern Atlantic.	4.3 DL	1825
Eglisia tricarinata		Indo-West Pacific		1850
Epidendrium aureum		Western Central Pacific		2005
Epidendrium billeeana	Wentletrap	Southwest Pacific		1965
Epidendrium sordidum		Western Central Pacific		2006
Epifungium ulu	Fungiid wentletrap	Eastern Central Pacific		1921
Epitonium aculeatum		Indo-West Pacific		1844
Epitonium acutum		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1840
Epitonium alatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium albidum	Bladed wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1842
Epitonium albolineatum		Western Central Pacific		1847
Epitonium algerianum		Mediterranean Sea.		1866
Epitonium angulatum	Angulate wentletrap	Western Indian Ocean and	2.5 DL	1830
Epitonium angulicinctum		Western Central Pacific		1913
Epitonium apiculatum	Semismooth wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1889
Epitonium atomus		Eastern Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1890
Epitonium aureomaculatum		Western Central Pacific		1973
Epitonium babylonia		Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1889
Epitonium blainei		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1953
Epitonium borealis		Western Atlantic.
Epitonium brevissimum		Mediterranean Sea.		1876
Epitonium bullatum		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi		1844
Epitonium caamanoi		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi		1910
Epitonium candeanum		Western Atlantic	2.2 DL	1842
Epitonium candidissimum		Mediterranean Sea.		1877
Epitonium catalinae		Mediterranean Sea.		1908
Epitonium catanuense		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium celesti		Western Atlantic and the		1854
Epitonium championi	Champion's wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1952
Epitonium clathratulum	Small wentletrap	Northeast Atlantic and Me		1798
Epitonium clathrus	European wentletrap	Northeast Atlantic		1758
Epitonium clementinum		Western Central Pacific		1840
Epitonium columbianum		Western Central Pacific		1917
Epitonium commodum		Eastern Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1890
Epitonium confusum		Eastern Atlantic.		1890
Epitonium connexum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium coretum		Western Central Pacific		1936
Epitonium crassicostatum		Western Central Pacific		2005
Epitonium crassum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium crispatum		Western Central Pacific		1867
Epitonium dallianum		Atlantic Ocean.	1.3 DL	1880
Epitonium deificum		Western Central Pacific		1903
Epitonium denticulatum	Tooth-rib wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1844
Epitonium eburneum		Western Atlantic.		1838
Epitonium eulita		Western Atlantic.		1901
Epitonium eulitum		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1901
Epitonium fabrizioi		Southeast Pacific and Sou	2 DL	1998
Epitonium fasciatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium ferminense		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Epitonium foliaceicosta	Wrinkle-ribbed wentletrap	Western Atlantic	2.5 DL	1842
Epitonium fractum	Humble wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL	1927
Epitonium frielei		Western Atlantic	1.6 DL	1889
Epitonium fucatum		Western Central Pacific		1861
Epitonium georgettinum		Southeast Pacific and Sou	3.3 DL	1838
Epitonium goldsmithi		Central Pacific		1988
Epitonium gracile		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium gradilis		Western Central Pacific		1912
Epitonium hayashi		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH	1981
Epitonium hemmesi		Eastern Central Pacific		1988
Epitonium hispidulum		Mediterranean Sea.		1874
Epitonium humphreysii	Humphrey's wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1838
Epitonium immaculatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium inconspicuum		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1844
Epitonium indianorum		Northeast Pacific	3.5 NG	1864
Epitonium irregulare		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium ishimotoi		Western Central Pacific		1976
Epitonium jolyi		Mediterranean Sea.		1878
Epitonium jomardi		Mediterranean Sea.		1827
Epitonium krebsii	Kreb's wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1874
Epitonium laidlawi		Western Central Pacific		1903
Epitonium lamellosum	Lamellose wentletrap	Western Atlantic and East	3.4 DL	1822
Epitonium laxatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium liliputanum		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH	1855
Epitonium linctum		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Epitonium lineolatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium lowei		Western Central Pacific		1906
Epitonium lyra		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium malayanum		Western Central Pacific		1925
Epitonium marmoratum		Eastern Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium matthewsae		Western Central Atlantic	1.4 DL	1952
Epitonium mauryi		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1964
Epitonium mellissi		Eastern Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1890
Epitonium millecostatum		Western Central Pacific		1861
Epitonium mindoroense		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium multicostatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium multistriatum	Many-ribbed wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1826
Epitonium muricatum		Western Atlantic.		1826
Epitonium nautlae		Western Atlantic.	22 DL	1874
Epitonium neglectum		Western Central Pacific		1850
Epitonium nitidella		Western Central Pacific	20 DL	1889
Epitonium novangliae	New England wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1838
Epitonium occidentale	Fine-ribbed wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1871
Epitonium ovale		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium pallasii	Palla's wentletrap	Indo-West Pacific	3 ShH	1838
Epitonium pandion		Northwest Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1952
Epitonium paumotense		Western Central Pacific		1867
Epitonium permodestum		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1889
Epitonium perplexum		Indo-Pacific.	3 ShH	1863
Epitonium philippinarum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium philtatum		Atlantic Ocean.	0.3 DL	1886
Epitonium phymanthi		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1994
Epitonium polacia		Western Central Atlantic	1.2 DL	1889
Epitonium pourtalesii		Western Central Atlantic		1880
Epitonium profundum		Western Central Pacific		2000
Epitonium pseudonanum		Mediterranean Sea.		1986
Epitonium pulchellum		Mediterranean Sea.		1832
Epitonium pulcherrimum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium pupiforme		Western Central Pacific		1971
Epitonium pyramidale		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH	1844
Epitonium replicatum		Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium rubigosolum		Western Central Pacific		2001
Epitonium rubrolineatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium rugosum		Western Central Pacific	7 ShH	1961
Epitonium rupicola	Brown-band wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1860
Epitonium rushii		Western Atlantic.		1889
Epitonium sanctaehelenae		Eastern Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1890
Epitonium sandwichense		Western Central Pacific		1871
Epitonium sawinae		Western Central Pacific		1903
Epitonium scalare	Precious wentletrap	Western Central Pacific	7 ShH	1758
Epitonium sericifila	Silky wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic.	1 DL	1889
Epitonium sowerbyanum		Western Central Pacific		1871
Epitonium stigmaticum		Western Central Pacific		1911
Epitonium striatellum		Western Atlantic.		1871
Epitonium striatissimum	Frosted wentletrap	Atlantic Ocean and Medite		1878
Epitonium subauriculatum		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH	1866
Epitonium subtile		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium syoichiroi		Western Central Pacific		1976
Epitonium tenuicostatum		Western Central Pacific		1844
Epitonium thorssoni		Central Pacific		1988
Epitonium tiberii		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Epitonium tiburonense		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1952
Epitonium tollini	Tollin's wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic	1.4 DL	1938
Epitonium townsendi		Western Indian Ocean		1903
Epitonium tryoni		Mediterranean Sea.		1913
Epitonium turritellula	Turreted wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1875
Epitonium turtonis		Northeast Atlantic and Me		1819
Epitonium umbilicatum		Western Central Pacific		1869
Epitonium unifasciatum	One-band wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1844
Epitonium venosum		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1844
Epitonium vigintifoliata		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH	1971
Epitonium vittatum		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Epitonium worsfoldi		Western Central Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1994
Epitonium xenicima		Western Atlantic and Indo	2.3 DL	1903
Gregorioiscala barazeri		Western Central Pacific.		2004
Gregorioiscala levismaculosa		Western Central Pacific.		2004
Gregorioiscala pachya		Atlantic Ocean.	3.3 DL	1897
Gregorioiscala sarsii		Mediterranean Sea.		1903
Gyroscala lamellosa	Perplexed wentletrap	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an		1822
Gyroscala watanabei		Western Central Pacific		2000
Iphitus cancellatus		Atlantic Ocean.	0.3 DL	1896
Iphitus marshalli		Mediterranean Sea.		1925
Iphitus robertsi		Western Central Atlantic		1997
Iphitus tuberatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1883
Kurodacirsa lotus		Western Central Pacific		1975
Narrimania azelotes		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1927
Nitidiscala berryi		Western Atlantic.		1907
Nitidiscala caamanoi	Tabulate wentletrap	East Pacific.		1910
Nitidiscala californica	California wentletrap	East Pacific.		1917
Nitidiscala catalinae		East Pacific.		1908
Nitidiscala catalinensis		East Pacific.		1917
Nitidiscala hindsii		East Pacific.		1856
Nitidiscala indianorum	Money wentletrap	East Pacific.		1864
Nitidiscala sawinae		East Pacific.		1903
Nitidiscala tincta	Tinted wentletrap	Northeast Pacific	1.5 NG	1864
Nodiscala spongiosa	Spongy wentletrap	East Pacific.		1864
Nystiella atlantis		East Pacific.	1.4 DL	1952
Nystiella concava		East Pacific.		1889
Nystiella formosissima		Atlantic Ocean.	1.9 DL	1884
Nystiella pyrrhias		Western Central Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1886
Opalia abbotti		Atlantic Ocean and the Me	0.5 DL	1952
Opalia acus		Eastern Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Opalia ahiparana		Eastern Atlantic.		1930
Opalia andrewsii		Eastern Atlantic.	8 DL	1882
Opalia aurifila		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1889
Opalia australis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1822
Opalia bicarinata		Western Central Pacific		1844
Opalia borealis	Boreal wentletrap	Northern Pacific	33 DL	1881
Opalia bullata		Northern Pacific		1864
Opalia burchorum		Eastern Central Pacific		1988
Opalia burryi		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL	1950
Opalia chacei		Western Atlantic		1937
Opalia crenata	Coarse wentletrap	Western Atlantic and Medi	2.2 DL	1758
Opalia crenatoides		Western Atlantic and Medi		1864
Opalia eolis	Cancellate wentletrap	Western Central Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1950
Opalia espirita		Western Central Atlantic.		1930
Opalia evicta		Western Central Atlantic.		1919
Opalia funiculata	Scalloped wentletrap	Eastern Pacific.		1857
Opalia garciai		Western Central Pacific		1994
Opalia hellenica		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Opalia hotessieriana	Pitted wentletrap	Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1842
Opalia infrequens	Sparse wentletrap	East Pacific.		1852
Opalia leeana		Northwest Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1883
Opalia longissima		Western Central Pacific		2004

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Epitoniidae (See list of species below)

Family: Epitoniidae

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