Ranella australasia | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ranellidae |
Genus: | Ranella |
Species: | R. australasia |
Binomial name | |
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Biplex australasiaPerry, 1811 |
Ranella australasia is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. [1]
THis species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
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