Ranella australasia

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Ranella australasia
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Apertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia
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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
Mayena australasia australasia(Perry, 1811)
Mayena australasia benthicolaIredale, 1929
Mayena australasia blackiPowell, 1954
Mayena australasia vossiPowell, 1952
Mayena eucliaCotton, 1945
Mayena kurtzeiCotton, 1957
Mayena zelandicaFinlay, 1926
Ranella leucostomaLamarck, 1822

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]

Abapertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia Mayena australasia australasia.JPG
Abapertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia

Distribution

THis species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) . WoRMS (2009). Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346431 on 27 June 2010 .