Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [1] The common name wentletraps is …

Epitonium tinctum, about 1.5 cm long, from intertidal at San Simeon, CA. The shell was among the bases of Anthopleura elegantissima anemones. Description: Wentletrap shells (family …

Epitonium tinctum feeds on the anemone's tentacles at high tide. Cnidae in this species include Spirocysts, atrichs, basitrichs, and microbasic p-mastigophores. This is one of the largest …

Anthopleura xanthogrammica, or the giant green anemone, is a species of intertidal sea anemone of the family Actiniidae. Other common names for this anemone include green surf anemone , …

Epitonium clathrus is a predator of sea anemones (Anthozoa, Actiniaria) and corals (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). It has been seen feeding on the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata and found in …

May 25, 2019 · This is infrequently found intertidally. It is usually found feeding on the Urticina anemones. This species has rounded whorls and a rounded aperture. It was sometimes used …

Epitonium clathratulum (Kanmacher, 1798) Norway to Lusitanian seamounts and W. Mediterranean. The species finds its food from sea-anemones such as Anthopleura …

Anemones with zoochlorellae occur from Cape Blanco, Oregon north at least to Vancouver Island. The zoochlorella has recently been identified as Elliptochloris marina . In areas where both …

Apr 17, 2017 · While we always find E. grayi associated with Stichodactyla haddoni anemones, E. irregulare has been found in sand under rocks or under Herpolitha limax corals. Eggs, packed …

Apr 17, 2017 · Epitonium pyramidale (Sowerby, 1844) 36.6mm. A couple of these rather large Epitonium pyramidale have been found buried in sand at the bases of the stinging fire …