[A107012] Epitonium scalare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Epitonium scalare (Linnaeus, 1758), common name the “precious wentletrap”, is a predatory or ectoparasitic species of marine gastropod with an operculum, in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. In the 17th and 18th century this was once considered to be a very rare shell and specimens changed hands for large sums of money.