{"id":12732,"date":"2012-11-10T21:14:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T02:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=12732"},"modified":"2018-11-23T22:57:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T03:57:19","slug":"how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Wentletrap Shells On Sanibel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"different wentletraps\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12735\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/different-wentltraps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;different wentltraps&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"different wentletraps\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;different wentletraps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;different wentletraps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735 aligncenter\" title=\"different wentletraps\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"different wentletraps\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WENTLETRAP shells are very hard to find if you don&#8217;t know where to look for them or you don&#8217;t realize how small they are. I can always spot another &#8220;wentletrapper&#8221; when I see one on the beach because they have perfected the Sanibel Stoop&#8230;.and it&#8217;s a specific Sanibel Stoop. Clark and I were at Lighthouse Beach the other evening where I met Sailor&#8217;s Valentine artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmmshellart.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Constance (Connie) Miller<\/strong><\/a>. I knew she was looking for WENTLETRAPS the moment I saw her because of her posture -heehee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"searching for wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/searching-for-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352312537&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;searching for wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"searching for wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;searching for wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;searching for wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap-.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12742 aligncenter\" title=\"searching for wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"searching for wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/searching-for-wentletrap-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She and her husband just arrived on Sanibel from Delaware then headed right straight to the beach for wentletrapping. I asked her if she was having luck so she opened her hand to show me her WENTLETRAPS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"different wentletraps\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/different-wentletraps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352312755&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;different wentletraps&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"different wentletraps\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;different wentletraps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;different wentletraps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12739 aligncenter\" title=\"different wentletraps\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"different wentletraps\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentletraps.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to find them too? Okay! I&#8217;m going to give you some tips! First of all, let me show you a video I made a while ago that will show you where \u00a0and how I found oodles of WENTLETRAPS near the east tip of Sanibel.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUJWwM194Ao?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I found the WENTLETRAPS in the video very high on the beach in the high tide line along with lots of other minis, BARNACLES and bits and pieces of other shells. In this next video, you&#8217;ll see the same thing&#8230; minis, BARNACLES, bit of other shells and also you&#8217;ll see another clue for good wentletrapping. I always look for what looks like coffee grounds washing in with the surf. Once you find those &#8220;coffee grounds&#8221;, get in position using the Sanibel Stoop method to get low to the ground to see these little jewels. Adjust your eyes to focus on the smalls then follow that line until you start seeing BUBBLE SHELLS and other minis to lead you to your first WENTLETRAP. Watch this next video to see what I&#8217;m talking about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRkHvBlXP-U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So as you can see, they will show up in different places but that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so much fun when you find them! You follow the clues for your treasure hunt then practice the stoop until you find one. Normally when you find one, you&#8217;ll find a several more.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so the reason I&#8217;m back on this WENTLETRAP kick is because when I was talking to Connie and she showed me her shells, I realized that she had 3 different types of WENTLETRAPS in her hand. Look back at the photo of connie&#8217;s hand and you&#8217;ll see that the one on the left is longer and thinner than the others. So when I got home, I went through all of my WENTLETRAPS to inspect the differences in mine. I&#8217;m not an expert in the different types&#8230;yet (heehee)&#8230; but I believe (with the help of our good friend <a href=\"http:\/\/sanibelsanddollarc201.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MurexKen<\/strong><\/a>!) that the first one is a <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LEAL&#8217;S WENTLETRAP<\/strong><\/a> (Epitonium leali) named after <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0director Dr. Jose Leal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"leali wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/leali-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463362&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;leali wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"leali wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;leali wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;leali wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12738 aligncenter\" title=\"leali wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"leali wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"leali wentletrap aperture\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/leali-wentletrap-aperture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;leali wentletrap aperture&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"leali wentletrap aperture\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;leali wentletrap aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;leali wentletrap aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12737 aligncenter\" title=\"leali wentletrap aperture\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"leali wentletrap aperture\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/leali-wentletrap-aperture.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second one from the left in Connie&#8217;s hand I believe is a <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HUMPHREY&#8217;S WENTLETRAP<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Epitonium humphreysii).\u00a0<\/em>My photo doesn&#8217;t really show the tannish color in between the ribs but when you put it beside the others, you can see the difference like in her hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"humphreysii wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/humphreysii-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463271&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;humphreysii wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"humphreysii wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;humphreysii wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;humphreysii wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12736 aligncenter\" title=\"humphreysii wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"humphreysii wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/humphreysii-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The third and fourth ones on the right are the most common to find on Sanibel, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANGULATE WENTLETRAPS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Epitonium angulatum).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"angulate wentetrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/angulate-wentetrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352550378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;angulate wentetrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"angulate wentetrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;angulate wentetrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;angulate wentetrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12748 aligncenter\" title=\"angulate wentetrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"angulate wentetrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/angulate-wentetrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So when I went through our 4 x 4 jar of WENTLETRAPS with hundreds of gems&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"pam seashell table\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/pam-seashell-table\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352551019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pam seashell table&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pam seashell table\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pam seashell table&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;pam seashell table&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12749 aligncenter\" title=\"pam seashell table\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pam seashell table\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pam-seashell-table.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found another type as well&#8230; the <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MATTHEWS&#8217; WENTLETRAP<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Epitonium matthewsae).\u00a0<\/em>If you look at the top photo in this post, this is the 4th one over and you can see just how delicate and beautiful this one is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"mathewsae wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/mathewsae-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463072&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;mathewsae wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mathewsae wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mathewsae wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mathewsae wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12741 aligncenter\" title=\"mathewsae wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mathewsae wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"mathewsae wentletrap aperture\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352462423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;mathewsae wentletrap aperture&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mathewsae wentletrap aperture\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mathewsae wentletrap aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mathewsae wentletrap aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12740 aligncenter\" title=\"mathewsae wentletrap aperture\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mathewsae wentletrap aperture\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mathewsae-wentletrap-aperture.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found one more too! It&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BROWN-BAND WENTLETRAP<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Gyroscala rupicola)<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brown banded wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/brown-banded-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463193&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brown banded wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brown banded wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;brown banded wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;brown banded wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12733 aligncenter\" title=\"brown banded wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"brown banded wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brown-banded-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brown band wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/10\/how-to-find-wentletrap-shells-on-sanibel\/brownbanded-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352463214&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brownbanded wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brownbanded wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;brownbanded wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;brownbanded wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12734 aligncenter\" title=\"brown band wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"brown band wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brownbanded-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Okay, so I know this is a lot of info to just find a sweet little old WENTLETRAP&#8230; so I dont want you to get overwhelmed if you are trying to find your first one (Traci ;)). Don&#8217;t worry, one day you will find one. Then after you find a few, you can come back to this page and see if you have any of the more uncommon ones. There are two others that are found in SouthWest Florida but I haven&#8217;t found them or figured out those differences yet so I have to keep searching too. So get out to Lighthouse Beach, get your Sanibel Stoop on and get focused on your clues. \u00a0I hope this helps you find those precious WENTLETRAPS!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">UPDATE January 22, 2013 : There was another WENTLETRAP species found for southwest Florida. A PLASTERED WENTLTRAP (Family Epitoniidae<br \/>\n<i>Cirsotrema dalli) .\u00a0<\/i>Read the story <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/22\/plaster-this-wentletrap-into-your-shelling-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"plastered wentletrap\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/22\/plaster-this-wentletrap-into-your-shelling-brain\/plastered-wentletrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1358340810&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;plastered wentletrap&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"plastered wentletrap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;plastered wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;plastered wentletrap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13465 aligncenter\" title=\"plastered wentletrap\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"plastered wentletrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/plastered-wentletrap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Wentletrap staircase\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/seashells-open-your-eyes\/wentletrap-staircase\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1305037863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wentletrap staircase&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wentletrap staircase\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Wentletrap staircase&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wentletrap staircase&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6178 aligncenter\" title=\"Wentletrap staircase\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wentletrap staircase\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Wentletrap-staircase.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WENTLETRAP shells are very hard to find if you don&#8217;t know where to look for them or you don&#8217;t realize how small they are. I can always spot another &#8220;wentletrapper&#8221; when I see one on the beach because they have perfected the Sanibel Stoop&#8230;.and it&#8217;s a specific Sanibel Stoop. Clark and I were at Lighthouse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1704,403,1705,1826,1703,1711,2279,2008],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angulate-wentletrap-wentletrap","category-brown-banded-wentletrap","category-humphreys-wentletrap","category-leals-wentletrap","category-matthews-wentletrap","category-plastered-wentletrap","category-seashell-fun-facts","category-wentletrap","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/different-wentltraps.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-3jm","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12732"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28757,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732\/revisions\/28757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}