Gelagna succincta | |
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shell of Gelagna succincta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Gelagna |
Species: | G. succincta |
Binomial name | |
Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea. [1]
Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida.
Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles.
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.[ citation needed ]
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm. [2]
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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m. [2]
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