Turritriton tenuiliratus
Appearance
Turritriton tenuiliratus | |
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Shell of Turritriton tenuiliratus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Turritriton |
Species: | T. tenuiliratus
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Binomial name | |
Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Turritriton tenuiliratus, common name: the thin-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species has a wide distribution. It can be found in European waters, the Canary Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Philippines and Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Gofas S. & Beu A. (2003). Tonnoidean Gastropods of the North Atlantic seamounts and the Azores. American Malacological Bulletin 17(1–2): 91–108
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
[edit]- Lischke C.E. (1873). Diagnosen neuer Meeres-Conchylien aus Japan. Malakozoologische Blätter. 21: 19-25
- "Cymatium (Turritriton) tenuiliratum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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