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Gyroscala lamellosa

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Gyroscala lamellosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Gyroscala
Species:
G. lamellosa
Binomial name
Gyroscala lamellosa
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms

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Gyroscala lamellosa, common name : the lamellose wentletrap, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]

Synonyms

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In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors.[1]

  • Cirsotrema perplexa (Pease, 1863)
  • Epitonium albocostatum (Turton, 1932)
  • Epitonium angustum (Mörch, 1875)
  • Epitonium basicum Dall, 1917
  • Epitonium consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
  • Epitonium filare (Mörch, 1875)
  • Epitonium perplexum (Pease, 1863)
  • Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952
  • Epitonium rietensis (Turton, 1932)
  • Gyroscala angusta (Mörch, 1875)
  • Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
  • Gyroscala hachijoensis Taki, 1957
  • Gyroscala perplexa (Pease, 1863)
  • Gyroscala purplexa Taki, 1957
  • Gyroscala pyramis (Tinker, 1952)
  • Nitidiscala basica (Dall, 1917)
  • Opalia consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
  • Pomiscala perplicata (Iredale, 1929)
  • Pomiscala reevesbyi Cotton, 1938
  • Scala filaris Mörch, 1875
  • Scala perplicata Iredale, 1929
  • Scala torquata Fenaux, 1943
  • Scalaria albocostata Turton, 1932
  • Scalaria candida Monterosato, 1877
  • Scalaria clathrus G. B. Sowerby, 1842
  • Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877
  • Scalaria consors Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864
  • Scalaria fimbriosa W. Wood, 1842
  • Scalaria lamellosa Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Scalaria monocycla Lamarck, 1822
  • Scalaria perplexa Pease, 1863
  • Scalaria pseudoscalaris Brocchi, 1814
  • Scalaria rietensis Turton, 1932
  • Scalaria rufanensis Turton, 1932

Distribution

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This species has a worldwide distribution in shallow water, from New Zealand and Australia to the Hawaiian Islands; in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean (Angola, Cape Verde, West Africa), the Indian Ocean (Macaronesian Islands, Mascarene Basin, Mozambique), Brazil and the Caribbean Sea.

Description

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The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm

References

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  1. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139744 on 23 November 2010
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • 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
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp
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