Gelagna succincta

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Gelagna succincta
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shell of Gelagna succincta
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]
  • Cymatium clandestinum (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Cymatium (Linatella) succinctum (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Eutritonium clandestinum Lamarck
  • Linatella clandestina Lamarck
  • Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Murex succinctusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Neptunea doliata Röding, 1798
  • Triton clandestinusLamarck, 1816
  • Triton confinisBrancsik, 1896

Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Distribution

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.

Lesser Girdled Triton Gelagna succincta.jpg
Lesser Girdled Triton

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.[ citation needed ]

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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