Gyrineum hirasei

Gyrineum hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Gyrineum hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Ranellinae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species: G. hirasei
Binomial name
Gyrineum hirasei
(Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
Synonyms[1]

Biplex hirasei Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961

Gyrineum hirasei 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 length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa to Japan.

References

  1. 1 2 Gyrineum hirasei (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). WoRMS (2010). Gyrineum hirasei (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). 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=476504 on 27 June 2010.

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