Gyroscala lamellosa

Gyroscala lamellosa, common name : the lamellose wentletrap, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

Synonyms
In the course of time, this species has been given many names by different authors.


 * Cirsotrema perplexa (Pease, 1863)
 * Epitonium albocostatum (Turton, 1932)
 * Epitonium angustum (Mörch, 1875)
 * Epitonium basicum Dall, 1917
 * Epitonium consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
 * Epitonium filare (Mörch, 1875)
 * Epitonium perplexum (Pease, 1863)
 * Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952
 * Epitonium rietensis (Turton, 1932)
 * Gyroscala angusta (Mörch, 1875)
 * Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
 * Gyroscala hachijoensis Taki, 1957
 * Gyroscala perplexa (Pease, 1863)
 * Gyroscala purplexa Taki, 1957
 * Gyroscala pyramis (Tinker, 1952)
 * Nitidiscala basica (Dall, 1917)
 * Opalia consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
 * Pomiscala perplicata (Iredale, 1929)
 * Pomiscala reevesbyi Cotton, 1938
 * Scala filaris Mörch, 1875
 * Scala perplicata Iredale, 1929
 * Scala torquata Fenaux, 1943
 * Scalaria albocostata Turton, 1932
 * Scalaria candida Monterosato, 1877
 * Scalaria clathrus G. B. Sowerby, 1842
 * Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877
 * Scalaria consors Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864
 * Scalaria fimbriosa W. Wood, 1842
 * Scalaria lamellosa Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
 * Scalaria monocycla Lamarck, 1822
 * Scalaria perplexa Pease, 1863
 * Scalaria pseudoscalaris Brocchi, 1814
 * Scalaria rietensis Turton, 1932
 * Scalaria rufanensis Turton, 1932

Distribution
This species has a worldwide distribution in shallow water, from New Zealand and Australia to the Hawaiian Islands; in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean (Angola, Cape Verde, West Africa), the Indian Ocean (Macaronesian Islands, Mascarene Basin, Mozambique), Brazil and the Caribbean Sea.

Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 40 mm