Ranularia pyrum
| Ranularia pyrum | |
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| Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. pyrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Ranularia pyrum, common name: the pear triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 130 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Cymatium (Ranularia) pyrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice