Artificial Reef Field Guide: Epitonium tinctum
Common NameTinted Wentletrap
Code(s)EPTI
Id Number520
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilityMobile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Small shell height 10-15 mm with rounded whorls and approximately 12 thin varices continuous from whorl to whorl.
Species Habitat
Often found at bease of small intertidal sea anemones.
Species Range
Vancouver, British Columbia to Magdalena Bay, Baja California
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