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.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
Synonyms In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors.
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 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, Macaronesian Islands), the Indian Ocean (Mascarene Basin, Mozambique), Brazil and the Caribbean Sea.
Description The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm
References
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 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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