Cymatium pileare
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| A shell of Cymatium (Septa) pileare with the periostracum removed, anterior end at the bottom | |
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| Subgenus: | Septa
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| Species: | C. (Septa) pileare
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| Cymatium (Septa) pileare (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cymatium (Septa) pileare, common name the hairy triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.[2]
Subspecies
- Cymatium (Septa) pileare martinianum (Orbigny, 1847)
Distribution
This species is widespread in the Atlantic, in the Red Sea and in the Indo-Western Pacific from East and South Africa, to eastern Polynesia, north to southern Japan and Hawaii and south to southern Queensland.[3][4][5][6]
Habitat
This tropical benthic sea snails can be found at a depth range of 0 – 50 m.[5] They mainly live on hard and coarse detritic bottoms, in coral reef areas.[6]
Description
Shells of Cymatium pileare can reach a size of 38–140 millimetres (1.5–5.5 in).[3] These large shells are elongate with a tall spire and a strongly inflated body whorl. They show a yellowish-brown surface with chestnut- brown spiral ribs. The columella and the aperture are dark brown with white teeth.[7] The outer sculpture is relatively fine, with long inner ridges of the outer lip, extending deep into the aperture.[6]
Biology
These sea snails are active predators. They are reported as feeding on bivalves. Eggs are laid on the substrate in large capsules clustered in masses.[6]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ WoRMS : Cymatium pileare (Linnaeus, 1758)
- ^ a b Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- ^ Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- ^ a b Sea Life Base
- ^ a b c d Cymatium pileare at FAO.org
- ^ Angeline Myra Keen Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru
Bibliography
- A.G. Hinton - Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacific
- Abbott, Robert Tucker (1974), American Seashells: The Marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America. 2nd ed
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
- Cornelis Swennen, Robert Moolenbeek, N. Ruttanadakul - Molluscs of the Southern Gulf of Thailand
- F. Pinn - Sea Snails of Pondicherry
- G. T. Poppe - Philippine Marine Molluscs Vol. 1
- ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian)
- Ngoc-Thach Nguyên - Shells of Vietnam
- R. Tucker Abbott - Seashells of South East Asia
- Thomas Henning and Jens Hennens - Ranellidae and Personidae of the WorldMarine
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