Ranella gemmifera

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Ranella gemmifera
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Shell of Ranella gemmifera (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ranellidae
Genus: Ranella
Species:
R. gemmifera
Binomial name
Ranella gemmifera
(Euthyme, 1889)
Synonyms [1]

Charonia poecilostomaSmith, 1915
Eugyrina gemmifera leptaBartsch, 1915
Ranella gemmifera var. minorEuthyme, 1889
Ranella leucostoma var. poecilostomaMartens, 1904
Tritonium gemmiferumEuthyme, 1889 Ranella australasia gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889)

Contents

Ranella gemmifera is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. [1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 126 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ranella gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889) . WoRMS (2010). Ranella gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419790 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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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