The Epitoniidae Family includes 795 species comprising 43 genus (Epitonium (382 species), Opalia (80), Amaea (49), Cirsotrema (42), Cylindriscala (21), Papuliscala (18), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Caenogastropoda 
   Order       : ⤷Caenogastropoda incertae sedis 
    Superfamily : ⤷Epitonioidea 
     Family      : ⤷Epitoniidae

Common name : wentlewrap snails

Aspect : A shell that is generally white or cream-colored, elongated and conical in shape, with highly convex whorls; very pronounced axial (vertical) ribs, often lamellar and sharp, giving it a stair-step appearance; a small, round, unnotched opening (holostome), with a horny operculum; size ranging from a few millimeters to 10 centimeters

Feeding : cnidarians (sea anemones and corals)

Environment : Found worldwide, from the intertidal zone down to several hundred meters, primarily in temperate and tropical waters on sandy, muddy, or rocky bottoms

Epitonium scalare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Total collection for Epitoniidae : 1 species (1 shell)