Epitonium jukesianum
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| Epitonium jukesianum (Fosbes, 1852) |
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Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, 1852 |
Epitonium jukesianum is a species of very small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to south east Australia and the North Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Habitat
This wentletrap is found in sandy, shallow water on the open coast.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small and narrow, with a very slender spire, and sculptured with numerous sharp lamellose axial ribs, about 18 to 20 per whorl, the interstices smooth.
The shell coloration is a shining white.
The shell height is up to 13 mm, and the width up to 4 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
