Epidendrium billeeanum
| Epidendrium billeeanum | |
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| Two live individuals of Epidendrium billeeanum and a mass of egg capsules, in situ on their food source, a cup coral | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Epidendrium |
| Species: | E. billeeanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965à | |
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Epidendrium billeeanum, commonly known as the Yellow sea snail or the Golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [1]
Distribution
This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and the occidental Pacific Ocean including the Red Sea, Hawaii and the Galapagos.[2]
Description
The Golden wentletrap has a bright yellow helicoidal shell which grows up to 1 cm in length. It's often found on corals from genus Tubastraea on which it feeds.[3]
References
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Epidendrium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523762 on 2010-11-23
- ↑ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=1330
- ↑ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=1330
External links
- Gastropods.com : Epitonium (Asperiscala) billeeanum; accessed : 23 November 2010
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523762
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