Snail, Wentletrap   Totoro
Epitonium jukesianum
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Surf Beach

Grazer Feeder

North Island

Unknown Edibility

Coin Sized
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Category: Invertebrate
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae

Notes
Pure white shell that is long and narrow with strong verticle ribsmarking previous lips of the aperature.Th e operculum is black. Common on northern shores. Found in the mid intertidal to 20 m on sandy substrata and rocky shores where sand has been trapped. Feeds on the tide pool anemone, Anthopleura aureoradiata.



University of Otago 2013
Last Update: 24 April 2013