Gyrineum perca

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Gyrineum perca
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Five views of a shell of Gyrineum perca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. perca
Binomial name
Gyrineum perca
(Perry, 1811) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Apollon perca(Perry, 1811)
  • Gyrineum (Biplex) perca(Perry, 1811)
  • Biplex percaPerry, 1811
  • Gyrineum perca edgerleyiRichards, 1933

Gyrineum perca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1] It is more commonly known as the winged triton or the maple leaf triton. [2] [1]

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A shell of Gyrineum perca Ranellidae - Biplex perca.JPG
A shell of Gyrineum perca

Description

Shells of Gyrineum perca can reach a length of 31–100 millimetres (1.2–3.9 in). [3] These unusual shells are quite flattened, well adapted to laying on a soft substrate, with large flanges close to the outer lips and a blade-like outpouching of the outer shell layer, forming two longitudinal folds (hence the genus name). Shell surface may be whitish, yellowish or pale brown. [4] [5]

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: widespread from Eastern Africa to Japan. [3] [6] [7]

A shell of Gyrineum perca Biplex perca.jpg
A shell of Gyrineum perca

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gyrineum perca (Perry, 1811) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winged Frog Shell (Biplex perca) - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
  4. ↑ Linsley and Javidpour Gastropod episodic growth Biodiversity Library, pg. 157
  5. ↑ Univalves Biodiversity Library
  6. ↑ Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  7. ↑ GBIF

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