Gyroscala lamellosa
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.
Synonyms
In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors.Cirsotrema perplexa Epitonium albocostatum Epitonium angustum Epitonium basicum Dall, 1917Epitonium consors Epitonium filare Epitonium perplexum Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952Epitonium rietensis Gyroscala angusta Gyroscala commutata Gyroscala hachijoensis Taki, 1957Gyroscala perplexa Gyroscala purplexa Taki, 1957Gyroscala pyramis Nitidiscala basica Opalia consors Pomiscala perplicata Pomiscala reevesbyi Cotton, 1938Scala filaris Mörch, 1875Scala perplicata Iredale, 1929Scala torquata Fenaux, 1943Scalaria albocostata Turton, 1932Scalaria candida Monterosato, 1877Scalaria clathrus G. B. Sowerby, 1842Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877Scalaria consors Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864Scalaria fimbriosa W. Wood, 1842Scalaria lamellosa Lamarck, 1822 Scalaria monocycla Lamarck, 1822Scalaria perplexa Pease, 1863Scalaria pseudoscalaris Brocchi, 1814Scalaria rietensis Turton, 1932Scalaria 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, the Indian Ocean, Brazil and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm