Gelagna succincta
| Gelagna succincta | |
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| shell of Gelagna succincta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Subfamily: | Cymatiinae |
| Genus: | Gelagna |
| Species: | G. succincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
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Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Tanzania), along the Galapagos Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and North East Brazil.
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). WoRMS (2010). Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). 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=476500 on 7 November 2010.
- 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.
Further reading
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
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