Tritonoharpa lanceolata

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Tritonoharpa lanceolata
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Tritonoharpa lanceolata (Menke, 1828) - Cancellariidae - Mollusc shell
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T. lanceolata
Binomial name
Tritonoharpa lanceolata
(Menke, 1828)
Synonyms [1]
  • Ranella lanceolataMenke, 1828
  • Colubraria aclinicaTucker & Wilson, 1933
  • Colubraria leonaMansfield, 1937

Tritonoharpa lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]

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Description

These mollusks inhabit a conical spiral shell no more than 38 mm in length.

Distribution

Tritonoharpa lanceolata can be found along the coast-line of the south-eastern United States from North Carolina to Florida. It is also found along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and the islands of the Caribbean Sea. They are found mostly in shallow waters near the coast usually between 1 m and 18 m in depth.

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