Biology:Ranularia caudata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Ranularia caudata | |
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Apertural view of Ranularia caudatua (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. caudata
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Binomial name | |
Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia caudata, common name the bent-neck triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The size of a shell of an adult snail varies between 38 mm and 94 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along Tanzania.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
External links
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) caudatum" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_2837.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6779806 entry
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