Ranularia sarcostoma
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. sarcostoma
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Binomial name | |
Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostoma [2]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm
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Distribution[]
This species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References[]
- ^ a b Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ Reeve, L.A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton . pp. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol.2
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links[]
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostomum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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Categories:
- Cymatiidae
- Gastropods described in 1844
- Cymatiidae stubs