''Cycloscala'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine
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prosobranch
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
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Epitoniidae
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollu ...
, commonly known as wentletraps.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Cycloscala'' Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137940 on 30 March 2011]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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, the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Cycloscala'' :
* ''
Cycloscala aldeynzeri'' E. F. Garcia, 2001
* ''
Cycloscala armata
''Cycloscala'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Cycloscala'' Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...
''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Cycloscala crenulata
''Cycloscala'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Cycloscala'' Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...
''
(Pease, 1867)
* ''
Cycloscala echinaticosta
''Cycloscala'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Cycloscala'' Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
* ''
Cycloscala gazae''
Kilburn, 1985
* ''
Cycloscala hyalina''
(Sowerby G.B. II, 1844)
* ''
Cycloscala laxata''
(G. B. Sowerby, 1844)
* ''
Cycloscala laxatoides''
(Kuroda in Nakayama, 1995)
* ''
Cycloscala montrouzieri''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Cycloscala parvilobata''
de Boury, MS
* ''
Cycloscala revoluta''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''
Cycloscala sardellae''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Cycloscala semidisjuncta''
(Jeffreys, 1884)
* ''
Cycloscala soluta''
(A. Adams, 1862)
* ''
Cycloscala spinosa
''Cycloscala'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Cycloscala'' Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
''
Nakayama, 2000
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Cycloscala anguina''
(Jousseaume, 1912): synonym of ''Cycloscala crenulata''
(Pease, 1867)
* ''Cycloscala blandii''
(Mörch, 1875): synonym of ''Cycloscala echinaticosta''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
* ''Cycloscala hyalina''
(Pilsbry, 1921): synonym of ''Cycloscala hyalina''
(Sowerby G.B. II, 1844)
* ''Cycloscala inconstans''
(de Boury, 1913): synonym of ''Cycloscala echinaticosta''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
* ''Cycloscala jomardi''
(Audouin, 1827): synonym of ''
Epitonium jomardi
''Epitonium'' is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks. ''Epitonium'' is the type genus of the family (biology), family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Epitonium Röding, 1798 ...
''
(Audouin, 1827)
* ''Cycloscala latedisjuncta''
(de Boury, 1911): synonym of ''Cycloscala revoluta''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''Cycloscala okezoko''
Habe, 1961: synonym of ''
Epitonium okezoko
''Epitonium'' is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. ''Epitonium'' is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Epitonium Röding, 1798. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. ...
''
(Habe, 1961)
* ''Cycloscala volubilis''
(Mörch, 1875) synonym of ''Cycloscala echinaticosta''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Epitoniidae
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