Argobuccinum proditor

Argobuccinum proditor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Ranellinae
Genus: Argobuccinum
Species: A. proditor
Binomial name
Argobuccinum proditor
(Frauenfeld, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Bursa (Apollon) proditor Frauenfeld, 1865

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

Subspecies

Description

The maximum recorded shell length of Argobuccinum proditor tristanense is 80 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth of Argobuccinum proditor tristanense is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 280 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Argobuccinum proditor (Frauenfeld, 1865). WoRMS (2010). Argobuccinum proditor (Frauenfeld, 1865). 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=476430 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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