''Gyroscala'' 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 genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Gyroscala commutata''
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Gyroscala coronata''
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Gyroscala mikeleei''
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Gyroscala punjabensis''
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Gyroscala purpurata''
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Gyroscala roberti''
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Gyroscala rupicola''
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Gyroscala statuminata''
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Gyroscala stueri''
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Gyroscala watanabei''
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Gyroscala xenicima''
References
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Epitoniidae
Taxa described in 1887