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Turton's Wentletrap

Epitonium turtonis

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24 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 20, February 15, March 24, April 37, May 54, June 59, July 63, August 54, September 40, October 30, November 16, December 13.
United States423
Alaska423
France11
Spain6
Occitanie6
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur5
Italy4
Nord-Est3
Galicia2
Comunitat Valenciana2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
FamilyWentletrap and Violet Snails · Epitoniidae
GenusEpitonium

Sources

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Practise Turton's Wentletrap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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