# Periapta

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***Periapta*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of small [sea snails](/source/Sea_snail), [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusks](/source/Mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Epitoniidae](/source/Epitoniidae), commonly known as **wentletraps**.[1]

## Species

- *[Periapta gracilis](/source/Periapta_gracilis)* (Verrill, 1880)
- *[Periapta polygyrella](/source/Periapta_polygyrella)* (P. Fischer in Locard, 1897)
- *[Periapta siapnoi](/source/Periapta_siapnoi)* (DuShane, 1977)
- *[Periapta weili](/source/Periapta_weili)* García, 2003

## References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Periapta Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137951](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137951) on 2021-12-25

- Locard, A., 1897 Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. 1, p. 516 p, 22 pls

## External links

- [Bouchet, P. & Warén, A. (1986). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae Eulimidae, Epitonidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico. suppl. 2: 297-576](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/140762)
- [Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.](http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf)

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