Amaea is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.
Not to be confused with "Amaea" , replaced junior synonym of Amaeana, ; family Terebellidae.
Description.
(Described as "Scala (Amaea)" ) The thin, turreted shell shows united, cancellated whorls and a few irregular, thin varices. The aperture is semilunar;. The inner lip is swollen at the center, while the outer lip is thin and unadorned. 
(Described as "Epitonium (Ferminoscala)" ) Spiral whorls in contact, turritelloid and reticulate, featuring a single prominent varix in the fully mature shell. The base lacks an umbilicus but includes a distinct basal disk.