Lotoria triangularis

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Lotoria triangularis
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A shell of Lotoria triangularis without the periostracum but with the operculum glued onto cotton in the aperture. Anterior end to the upper right
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Apertural view of Lotoria triangularis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Lotoria
Species:
L. triangularis
Binomial name
Lotoria triangularis
(Emerson & Old, 1963)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium (Lotoria) perryiEmerson & Old, 1963
  • Lotoria perryi(W. K. Emerson & Old, 1963)
  • Septa triangularisPerry, 1811

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 142 mm.

Distribution

This species of marine snail lives in the Indo-Pacific oceans, mainly off India, Sri Lanka and in the Andaman Sea.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332344 on 2023-07-27