Turritriton tenuiliratus

Turritriton tenuiliratus, common name: the thin-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Turritriton tenuiliratus
Shell of Turritriton tenuiliratus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. tenuiliratus
Binomial name
Turritriton tenuiliratus
(Lischke, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) tenuiliratum (Lischke, 1873)
  • Cymatium tenuiliratum (Lischke, 1873)
  • Triton tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873
  • Triton tenuiliratus Lischke, 1873

Description

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The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

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This species has a wide distribution. It can be found in European waters, the Canary Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Philippines and Japan.

References

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  • Gofas S. & Beu A. (2003). Tonnoidean Gastropods of the North Atlantic seamounts and the Azores. American Malacological Bulletin 17(1–2): 91–108
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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  • Lischke C.E. (1873). Diagnosen neuer Meeres-Conchylien aus Japan. Malakozoologische Blätter. 21: 19-25
  • "Cymatium (Turritriton) tenuiliratum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.