Ranularia exilis
Ranularia exilis | |
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Apertural view of Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Ranellidae |
Subfamily: | Cymatiinae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. exilis |
Binomial name | |
Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia exilis, common name: the slender 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 shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the West Pacific Ocean.
References
- 1 2 Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844). 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=476549 on 8 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
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