Turritriton labiosus
| Turritriton labiosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Genus: | Turritriton |
| Species: | T. labiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Murex labiosus Wood, 1828 | |
Turritriton labiosus,[2] also known as Cymatium labiosum,[3] is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[4]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0.2 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[4]
References
- ↑ Wood W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus or a catalogue of shells, British and foreign London. privately published, pp. VI + 59 + 8 pl.
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Turritriton labiosus (Wood, 1828). 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=476594 on 2011-02-17
- ↑ "Cymatium labiosum". CLEMAM, accessed 17 February 2011.
- 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.
External links
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Photo
- Gofas, S. (2010). Cymatium labiosum (Wood W., 1828). 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=141106 on 2011-02-17
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