ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WENTLETRAP
From Dutch winteltrap spiral shell, from wintel, earlier windel, from wenden to wind + trap a step, stairs.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WENTLETRAP»
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Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America
Wentletrap snails are carnivores — they feed on small sea anemones. tearing off
big pieces with their many rows of file-like radular teeth. The pinkish purple dye
the wentletraps secrete is thought to have an anesthetic effect. which helps ...
Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, ...
Stenaemefloridana Pilsbry, 1945 245 Amaea mite/aelli (Dall, 1896) Mitchell's 38
—63 ben, car, ofb 0—55 Wentletrap 246 Amaea retifera (Dall, 1889) Reticulate
25—30 ben, car, sft 15—219 Wentletrap 247 Cyelosoala ee/Jinatieosta (d'
Orbigny ...
John Wesley Tunnell, 2010
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A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the ...
DALL'S WENTLETRAP Cirsotrema dalli Rehder, 1945 p. 170 2. NORTHERN
WENTLETRAP p. 171 Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1842) 3. PUMILIO WENTLETRAP p.
171 Opalia pumilio (Morch, 1874) 4. HOTESSIER'S WENTLETRAP p. 171 Opalia
...
Percy A. Morris, Roger Tory Peterson, 2001
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A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of ...
(12 m) or more; only Lined Wentletrap shown. To distinguish species, count
costae on body whorl. (1) Crowded Wentletrap, E. multistriatum, has more
numerous costae than others, 16-19 (40 or more near apex). (2) Champion's
Wentletrap, E.
Roger Tory Peterson, 1999
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Simon and Schuster's Guide to Shells
FAMILY EPITONIDAE Wentle Traps (illustrated are Precious Wentletrap,
Magnificent Wentletrap, Lamellose wentletrap and Noble Wentletrap) Shell Small
to medium size (% to 4 inches), generally light. High spire. Whorls convex, suture
...
Bruno Sabelli, Harold S. Feinberg, 1980
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A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern ...
Acirsa borealis, chalky wentletrap^, northern wentletrap. A bit more stout than
next species. Ac,?,Su,pr,25.4 mm (1 in), (A51,AM171). (FIG. 13.45) FIG. 13.45
Acirsa costulata, northern costate wentletrap. Thin apertural lip. Ac,?,Su,pr,30 mm
(1.2 ...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas: A Beachcomber's ...
Wentletrap shells vacated by the mollusk are likely to be occupied by long-
wristed hermit crabs (p. 149). DID YOU KNOW? Angulate wentletraps get away
with chewing chunks off living anemones by soothing them with a purple
anesthetic.
Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington, 2011
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Seashells of Georgia and the Carolinas: A Beachcomber's Guide
Common sundial, max 2.5 in (6.4 cm) Angulate wentletrap, max 1 in (2.5 cm)
Wentletraps RELATIVES: Wentletraps are in the family Epitoniidae. IDENTIFYING
FEATURES: Many-ribbed wentletraps (Epitonium multistriatum) are sharply ...
Blair E. Witherington, Dawn Witherington, 2011
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A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape ...
BROWN-BANDED WENTLETRAP PL 42 Epitoneum rupicola To 2.5cm )1 in.)
long. Pinkish or yellowish white, often with 1-2 brownish bands. Sharp vertical
ridges run length of shell; 10 rounded whorls. Sandy intertidal, subtidal; eats
small ...
Eugene H. Kaplan, Roger Tory Peterson, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WENTLETRAP»
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wentletrap is used in the context of the following news items.
Galveston Landmark Celebrates 30th Anniversary in 2015
... including La King's Confectionary, the Old Strand Emporium and Wentletrap Restaurant. Since then, Mitchell Historic Properties played a key role in restoring ... «Galveston.com & Company, Mar 15»
Chef Chat, Part 1: John Watt of Prego and Trevisio
When I worked for George Mitchell I met a lot of people, of course, he took special interest in Tremont House and The Wentletrap and all the different--well, ... «Houston Press, Feb 15»
Shells, Shells Everywhere There'S Shells
Shaun Hibbard examines a wentletrap, a shell once worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but now quite common. Gracie Chen reaches for an abalone shell. «Polkio.com, Jan 15»
Hathcock History: Things to do and find on South Padre Island
Of these, the most common shells found along the Texas Coast include sundials, augers, wentletrap, scallops, slipper shells, Atlantic ribbed mussels and the ... «Valley morning Star, May 14»
What's Your Seashell Name?
... of soft-serve ice cream, goes by the improbably Dickensian name of Humphrey Wentletrap. And don't you feel a little betrayed at the thought of a False Cerith? «Huffington Post, Apr 13»
Sanibel Island
I really don't know a bearded periwinkle from a wentletrap, and wince uncomfortably at the mention of a maculated baby's ear, but there's no denying that ... «Beachside Resident, Sep 12»
Pictures: How Bubble-Rafting Snails Evolved
The results revealed that bubble rafters descended from a bottom-dwelling snail called the wentletrap, which still exists today. Both snail groups secrete mucus ... «National Geographic, Oct 11»
Young naturalist finds mollusk new to K-bay
The Greenland wentletrap lives in deeper water about 45 to 80 feet and feeds on ... and further north, the Greenland wentletrap isn't out of its theoretical habitat. «Homer News, Oct 11»
Snails Ship Out on Scrambled Eggs
They concluded that bubble-rafters branched off at an unknown time from another group of living snails called epitoniids or wentletraps. These snails live at the ... «Science AAAS, Oct 11»
Gastropods on parade at the Reading Public Museum
The history behind the Precious Wentletrap fascinates even as this snail dazzles. There was a time in the 1600s when they were quite valuable. Their delicate ... «bctv.org, Feb 11»
