Epitonium jukesianum
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| Species: | E. jukesianum
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| Epitonium jukesianum (Fosbes, 1852)
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Epitonium jukesianum is a
Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]
This snail is known to occur in intertidally and in shallow water in southeastern Australia and North Island, New Zealand. It is also found along the coasts of Tasmania.[2]
It parasitises on
sea anemones and can reattach itself if it gets knocked off its host. It is known to occur in high turbidity environments, but is more common in areas with moderate to low turbidity.[3]
References
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Epitonium jukesianum. 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=523894 on 2010-11-22
- ^ molluscsoftasmania.net
- ^ MolluscsofTasmania, Grove, S.J. (2018).
- ISBN 0-00-216906-1, [[TasmanianMuseum&ArtGallery|