Ranella
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| Genus: | Ranella Lamarck, 1816
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Ranella is a genus of large warm-water and tropical sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Shell description
The shells of species within this genus are very large and solid, with a tall spire, a rounded aperture, a broadly flanged outer lip, and a moderately long siphonal canal, which is flexed and inclined to the left. The varices are prominent and rounded, but are hollowed out on the inside.
Species
Species within the genus Ranella include:
- Ranella olearium Linnaeus, 1758
- Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)
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References
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Ranella Lamarck, 1816. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138428 on 2010-09-16
Further reading
- R.Tucker Abbott & S. Peter Dance, 1982, Compendium of Seashells, Duttin, New York
External links
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