Familia Epitoniidae

Bery S.S., 1810 (1812)

Shell a tall, narrow cone of many tumid whorls; sutures deep or whorls not in contact, connected by thin transverse costae. Aperture small, circular. Animals carnivorous, usually associated with anthozoans; large, eversible proboscis, no snout. Males lack penis.

Source: Hayward et al., 1990.

The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:

Genus Epitonium
Epitonium clathratulum
Epitonium clathrus
Epitonium trevelyanum
Epitonium turtonis

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