Turritriton tenuiliratus

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Turritriton tenuiliratus
Turritriton tenuiliratus (MNHN-IM-2012-20086).jpeg
Shell of Turritriton tenuiliratus (soecimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. tenuiliratus
Binomial name
Turritriton tenuiliratus
(Lischke, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) tenuiliratum(Lischke, 1873)
  • Cymatium tenuiliratum(Lischke, 1873)
  • Triton tenuiliratumLischke, 1873
  • Triton tenuiliratusLischke, 1873

Turritriton tenuiliratus, common name: the thin-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution. It can be found in European waters, the Canary Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Philippines and Japan.

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