Ranularia caudata
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| Apertural view of Ranularia caudatua (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia caudata, common name the bent-neck triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description[]
The size of a shell of an adult snail varies between 38 mm and 94 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along Tanzania.
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References[]
- ^ a b Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
External links[]
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) caudatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
Categories:
- Cymatiidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Cymatiidae stubs