APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Epitonium clathrus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common wentletrap (Marine snails)
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Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- shell mouth 1
Epitonium clathrus
- shell mouth 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- collection of shells 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell underside 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell topside 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell underside 2
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell topside 2
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell side view 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell underside with rule 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell topside with rule 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- live shell with foot 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- shell with hermit crab 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- adapical ends 1
Common wentletrap
Epitonium clathrus
- adapical ends 2
Images of live molluscs taken on the eelgrass bed at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall. 09.03.12. Species might have been coming inshore to breed. Shell of species also found at Marazion, Cornwall, 10.03.12. Also images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall. 08.06.12.
Scientific and European Names:
Epitonium clathrus, Common wenteltrap, European wentletrap, Almindelig vindeltrappesnegl, Gewone wenteltrap, Gewoon wenteltrapje, Wenteltrap, Wenteltrapje, Scalaire, Gemeine wendeltreppe, Unechte wendeltreppe, Vindeltrappa.
Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.