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Updated 4/23/2026

Family Epitoniidae

Wentletraps

Wentletraps are attractive, fragile shells that emerge from sand at night to feed on sea anemones or solitary corals.  Live shells are rarely encountered in Hawaii, and most specimens are found in beach drift or hermit crabbed.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Epitonium umbilicatum

UMBILICATE WENTLETRAP

 

 

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Gyroscala commutata

PERPLEXED WENTLETRAP

 

 

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Epifungium ulu

RAZOR CORAL WENTLETRAP

 Epitonium replicatum

WINGED WENTLETRAP

 
Epitonium sandwichense

HAWAIIAN WENTLETRAP