Gutturnium muricinum

Gutturnium muricinum
Apertural view of Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Gutturnium
Species: G. muricinum
Binomial name
Gutturnium muricinum
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]

Afrocanidea gemma Connolly, 1929
Distorsio muricinum Röding, 1798
Litiopa obesa C. B. Adams, 1850
Ranella gyrinata Risso, 1826
Triton albocingulatus Deshayes, 1863
Triton antillarum d’Orbigny, 1842
Triton crispus Reeve, 1844
Triton productum Gould, 1852
Triton pyriformis Conrad, 1849
Triton tuberosum Lamarck, 1822
Tritonium (Ranularia) nodulus Tapparone-Canefri, 1881
Tritonium nodulus Link, 1807

Apertural view of Gutturnium muricinum, a subadult specimen

Gutturnium muricinum, previously known as Cymatium muricinum, common name the knobbly triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 75 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 27 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220950 on 27 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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