Ranularia sarcostoma
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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. sarcostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844)
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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]
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm
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Distribution
This species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ 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
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostomum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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