Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Epidendrium billeeanum
espiral dorado, Golden wentletraps
Height: 5 to 15 mm; diameter: 3.5 to 9 mm.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
[unassigned] Caenogastropoda
Superfamily
Epitonioidea
Family
Epitoniidae
Genus
Epidendrium
Species
billeeanum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Alora billeeana (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965), Epitonium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965), calina billeeana DuShane & Bratcher, 1965, fide Appeltans et al (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California to Ecuador including Galapagos Islands also in Filipinas and Australia
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Epidendrium billeeanum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17634. Accessed 1 November 2026.