Turritriton labiosus

Turritriton labiosus
Shell of Turritriton labiosus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Turritriton
Species:	T. labiosus
Binomial name
Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Cabestana (Turritriton) labiosa(Wood, 1828) Cymatium (Cabestana) labiosum(Wood, 1828) · accepted, alternate representation Cymatium labiosum(Wood, 1828) Murex labiosusWood, 1828 Triton (Gutturnium) orientalisG. & H. Nevill, 1874 Triton loebbeckei Lischke, 1870 Triton loroisiPetit de la Saussaye, 1851 Triton loroisii Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 Triton orientaleG. & H. Nevill, 1874 Triton strangei A. Adams & Angas, 1864 Tritonium rutilum Menke, 1843 Turritriton labiosaBeu, 1971[ citation needed ]

Turritriton labiosus, ^[2] also known as Cymatium labiosum, ^[3] is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. ^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm. ^[4]

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: rare in the Canary Islands.

Habitat

Coral sand bottom, sheltered lagoon environment.

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0.2 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m. ^[4]

References

1. Wood W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus or a catalogue of shells, British and foreign London. privately published, pp. VI + 59 + 8 pl.
2. Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
3. "Cymatium labiosum". CLEMAM, accessed 17 February 2011.
4. 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 .

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links

• Wood, W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign. Richard Taylor, London. Iv (+1) + 59 pp., plates 1-8
• Nevill, G.; Nevill, H. (1874). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 43(2): 21-30, 1 pl.
• Adams, A. & Angas, G. F. (1864). Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from Australia, in the collection of Mr. Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864: 35-40.
• Menke, K. T. (1843). Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae specimen. Hannover: Libraria Aulica Hahniana. 46 pp
• Lischke, C. E. (1870). Diagnosen neuer Meeres-Conchylien von Japan. Malakozoologische Blätter. 17: 23-29.,
• Petit de la Saussaye S. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 3: 51-59.
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-00-216906-1
• Photo
• Gofas, S. (2010). Cymatium labiosum (Wood W., 1828). 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=141106 on 2011-02-17