Epitoniidae

Translingual

Etymology

Epitonium +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Epitoniidae

1. A taxonomic family within the class Caenogastropoda – wentletraps, predatory sea snails.

   Synonyms: staircase shells, ladder shells

Synonyms

• Janthinidae

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Epitonioidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Acirsa, Amaea, Boreoscala, Cirsotrema, Cycloscala, Cyclostoma, Cylindriscala, Eccliseogyra, Epidendrium, Epitonium, Gregorioiscala, Gyroscala, Iphitus, Janthina, Opalia, Papuliscala, Periapta, Punctiscala, Recluzia, Sthenorytis, Turriscala - selected genera

References

• Epitoniidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Epitoniidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Epitoniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Epitoniidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Epitoniidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Epitoniidae at the Catalogue of Life 
• Epitoniidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Epitoniidae at Paleobiology Database