Reticutriton pfeifferianus

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Reticutriton pfeifferianus
Reticutriton pfeifferianus (MNHN-IM-2012-20073).jpeg
Shell of Reticutriton pfeifferianus (specimen at MNHN. Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Reticutriton
Species:
R. pfeifferianus
Binomial name
Reticutriton pfeifferianus
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium (Gutturnium) bayerivan Regteren Altena, 1942
  • Cymatium bayerivan Regteren Altena, 1942
  • Cymatium pfeifferianum(Reeve, 1844)
  • Eutritonium pfeifferianumReeve
  • Gutturnium gracile(Reeve, 1844)
  • Triton gracilisReeve, 1844
  • Triton pfeifferianusReeve, 1844

Reticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

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References

  1. 1 2 Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
  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.