Biology:Ranularia sarcostoma

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ranularia sarcostoma
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species:
R. sarcostoma
Binomial name
Ranularia sarcostoma
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium sarcostomum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Triton sarcostoma Reeve, 1844

Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostoma [2]

The generic placement is doubtful.[3]

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. Reeve, L.A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton . pp. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol.2
  3. Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3137083 entry