Epidendrium billeeanum | |
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Two live individuals of Epidendrium billeeanum and a mass of egg capsules, in situ on their food source, a cup coral | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Epitoniidae |
Genus: | Epidendrium |
Species: | E. billeeanum
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Binomial name | |
Epidendrium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965à
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Epidendrium billeeanum, commonly known as the yellow sea snail or the golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]
This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and the occidental Pacific Ocean including the Red Sea, Hawaii and the Galapagos.[2]
The golden wentletrap has a bright yellow helicoidal shell which grows up to 1 cm in length. It is often found on corals from genus Tubastraea on which it feeds.[2]