Argobuccinum tumidum
| Argobuccinum tumidum | |
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| Apertural view of Argobuccinium tumidum (Dunker, 1862) | |
| 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. tumidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Argobuccinum tumidum (Dunker, 1862) | |
Argobuccinum tumidum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Shell description
The large swollen shell of this species has prominent varices.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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