Cymatium tigrinum
| Cymatium tigrinum | |
|---|---|
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| Apertural view of Cymatium tigrinum (Broderip, 1833) with operculum and periostracum partially attached | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Subfamily: | Cymatiinae |
| Genus: | Cymatium |
| Species: | C. tigrinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymatium tigrinum (Broderip, 1833) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tritocurrus amphytridis Lesson, 1842 | |
Cymatium tigrinum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
References
- 1 2 Cymatium tigrinum (Broderip, 1833). WoRMS (2010). Cymatium tigrinum (Broderip, 1833). 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=476476 on 27 June 2010.
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