Epitonium billeeanum

Photograph taken by Mike Krampf taken in Lembeh, Indonesia

Photo Information

Photographer
Mike Krampf
Location
Lembeh, Indonesia
Species name
Epitonium billeeanum
Verified by
"This is the legendary Golden Wentletrap that feeds on Daffodil Corals (yellow and golden Tubastrea spp.). Normally these staircase shells, as wentletraps are also called, never leave their coral hosts. This one looks to be crawling actively in search of its coral."
Comment from Richard Willan
This is the legendary Golden Wentletrap that feeds on Daffodil Corals (yellow and golden Tubastrea spp.). Normally these staircase shells, as wentletraps are also called, never leave their coral hosts. This one looks to be crawling actively in search of its coral.
Camera
Olympus μ600
Taken on
2 August 2007 03:29:31 pm
Posted
17 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Olympus μ600
Date and Time
2007:07:02 15:29:31
Exposure Time
1/125
Exposure Bias
0/10
Focal Length
1740/100 mm
Horizontal Resolution
314/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
314/1 dpi
Aperture
f/5.2
ISO
100
Exposure Program
Creative program (biased toward depth of field)
Exposure Mode
Auto exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Picasa 3.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassOrthogastropoda
OrderNeotaenioglossa
FamilyEpitoniidae
SpeciesEpitonium billeeanum