Biology:Gyrineum lacunatum

Short description: Species of gastropod

Gyrineum lacunatum
Shell of Gyrineum lacunatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Gyrineum
Species:	G. lacunatum
Binomial name
Gyrineum lacunatum (Mighels, 1845)
Synonyms
Apollon deliberatus Iredale, 1936 Apollon facetus Iredale, 1936 Apollon pusillus cuspidataeformis Kira, 1956 Gyrineum nanshaensis Zhang, 2004 Gyrineum pusillum auctt Ranella chemnitzii Küster in Küster & Kobelt, 1871 Ranella polychloros Tapparone-Canefri, 1875 Ranella saggita Küster in Küster & Kobelt, 1871 Triton lacunatum Mighels, 1845

Gyrineum lacunatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar ; also off New Caledonia.

References

• Zhang. 2004. New records and newly identified species description of Tonnacea found in the Nansha Islands. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 35(2) : 156-158
• Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
• Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
• Beu, A.G., 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revision of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 178: 1-255

External links

• MNHN? Paris: specimen
• Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24

Wikidata ☰ Q5625419 entry