Gutturnium muricinum
| Gutturnium muricinum | |
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| 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] | |
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Afrocanidea gemma Connolly, 1929  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 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.
- 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.