Epitoniidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Epitonium +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Epitoniidae 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”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026