Ranularia cynocephala
| Ranularia cynocephala | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| 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. cynocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia cynocephala 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 84 mm.[2]
Habitat and distribution
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 137 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2015). Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476546 on 2016-09-14
- 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.
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