Ranularia testudinaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. testudinaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia testudinaria (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Ranularia testudinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description[]
The shell size is between 50 mm and 100 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin, along the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References[]
- ^ a b Ranularia testudinaria (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cymatiidae
- Gastropods described in 1850
- Cymatiidae stubs