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Epitonium
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Epitonium

Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Painted Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium tinctum

Common Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium clathrus

Humphrey Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium humphreysii

Epitonium jukesianum

speciesEpitonium jukesianum

Angulate Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium angulatum

Money Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium indianorum

Turton's Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium turtonis

Bladed Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium albidum

Epitonium minorum

speciesEpitonium minorum

Epitonium tenellum

speciesEpitonium tenellum

Epitonium godfreyi

speciesEpitonium godfreyi

Epitonium multistriatum

speciesEpitonium multistriatum

Epitonium georgettinum

speciesEpitonium georgettinum

Epitonium sawinae

speciesEpitonium sawinae

Epitonium replicatum

speciesEpitonium replicatum

Small Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium clathratulum

Epitonium gradatum

speciesEpitonium gradatum

precious wentletrap

speciesEpitonium scalare

Epitonium clementinum

speciesEpitonium clementinum

New England Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium novangliae

Epitonium auritum

speciesEpitonium auritum

Epitonium tollini

speciesEpitonium tollini

Epitonium grayi

speciesEpitonium grayi

Epitonium bellastriatum

speciesEpitonium bellastriatum

Epitonium hindsii

speciesEpitonium hindsii

Epitonium pyramidale

speciesEpitonium pyramidale

Epitonium sandwichense

speciesEpitonium sandwichense

Epitonium coretum

speciesEpitonium coretum

Epitonium japonicum

speciesEpitonium japonicum

Epitonium elenense

speciesEpitonium elenense

imperial wentletrap

speciesEpitonium imperiale

Epitonium nautlae

speciesEpitonium nautlae

Champion's Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium championi

Pallas' Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium pallasi

Epitonium robillardi

speciesEpitonium robillardi

Epitonium fabrizioi

speciesEpitonium fabrizioi

Epitonium stigmaticum

speciesEpitonium stigmaticum

Epitonium obtusum

speciesEpitonium obtusum

Epitonium friabile

speciesEpitonium friabile

Semismooth Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium apiculatum

Wrinkled-rib Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium foliaceicosta

Epitonium pulchellum

speciesEpitonium pulchellum

Epitonium hexagonum

speciesEpitonium hexagonum

Mathew's Wentletrap

speciesEpitonium matthewsae

Epitonium acapulcanum

speciesEpitonium acapulcanum

Epitonium tacitum

speciesEpitonium tacitum

Epitonium californicum

speciesEpitonium californicum

Epitonium canna

speciesEpitonium canna

Epitonium algerianum

speciesEpitonium algerianum

Epitonium politum

speciesEpitonium politum

Epitonium irregulare

speciesEpitonium irregulare

Epitonium cumingii

speciesEpitonium cumingii

Epitonium paumotense

speciesEpitonium paumotense

Epitonium candidissimum

speciesEpitonium candidissimum

Epitonium pulcherrimum

speciesEpitonium pulcherrimum

Epitonium eusculptum

speciesEpitonium eusculptum

Epitonium yangi

speciesEpitonium yangi

Epitonium fulvovittatum

speciesEpitonium fulvovittatum

Epitonium tiberii

speciesEpitonium tiberii

Epitonium striatellum

speciesEpitonium striatellum

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