''Epidendrium'' is a genus of
gastropods
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land. Ther ...
belonging to the family
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 Mollusc ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Southern Europe
Southern Europe is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of southern Europe include some or all of these countries and regions: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, C ...
, America,
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
, Australia.
Species:
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Epidendrium aureum''
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Epidendrium billeeanum''
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Epidendrium dendrophylliae
''Epidendrium'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Epitoniidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Europe, America, Malesia, Australia.
Species:
*''Epidendrium aureum''
*''Epidendrium billeeanum''
*''Epidendrium de ...
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Epidendrium parvitrochoides''
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Epidendrium reticulatum''
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Epidendrium sordidum''
References
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Epitoniidae
Taxa described in 2005
Gastropod genera