Cymatium raderi
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Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984
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Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 1993 |
Cymatium raderi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
Caribbean - N Brazil, according to the website gastropods.com [1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 240 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984. WoRMS (2010). Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419788 on 27 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.