Biology:Ranularia testudinaria
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. testudinaria
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| Ranularia testudinaria (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Ranularia testudinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The shell size is between 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin, along the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ranularia testudinaria (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- 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
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3169839 entry
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