![banner3 Molluscs of Tasmania](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/banner3.jpg)
Epitoniidae: Epitonium (Mazescala) bellicosum Hedley, 1907 (‘bellicose wentletrap’)
Synonym(s): thrasys Iredale, 1936 bellicosum Hedley, 1907.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst sea-anemones. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this species is recorded from deep water in the far northeast.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Epitonium
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/no_image.jpg)
![locality map](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Epitonium-bellicosum.jpg)