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Filiscala

Filiscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.

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Jul 11, 2026
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Filiscala
Shell of Filiscala raricosta (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Filiscala
de Boury, 1911
Type species
Turbo martinii W. Wood, 1828
Species

See text.

Filiscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.1

Species

Species within the genus Filiscala include:

  • Filiscala raricosta (Lamarck, 1804)
  • Filiscala youngi (Kilburn, 1985)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Filiscala martinii (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of Filiscala raricosta (Lamarck, 1804)
References

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Filiscala de Boury, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834230 on 2015-02-22