Epidendrium billeeanum

Epidendrium billeeanum, commonly known as the yellow sea snail or the golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.^[1]

Epidendrium billeeanum
Two live individuals of Epidendrium billeeanum and a mass of egg capsules, in situ on their food source, a cup coral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Epitoniidae
Genus:	Epidendrium
Species:	E. billeeanum
Binomial name
Epidendrium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965à
Synonyms[1]
Alora billeeana (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965) Epitonium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965) Scalina billeeana DuShane & Bratcher, 1965

Distribution

This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and the occidental Pacific Ocean including the Red Sea, Hawaii and the Galapagos.^[2]

Description

The golden wentletrap has a bright yellow helicoidal shell which grows up to 1 cm in length. It is often found on corals from genus Tubastraea on which it feeds.^[2]