Austrotriton subdistortus

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Austrotriton subdistortus
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Shell of Austrotriton subdistortus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Austrotriton
Species:
A. subdistortus
Binomial name
Austrotriton subdistortus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
  • Negyrina delectaCotton, 1945
  • Sassia subdistorta(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Triton subdistortaLamarck, 1822
  • Tritonium granulatumDunker, 1871

Austrotriton subdistortus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Description

Shell size 39 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tasmania.

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