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Turritriton tenuiliratus

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Turritriton tenuiliratus
Apertural view of Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873) with operculum
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T. tenuiliratus
Binomial name
Turritriton tenuiliratus
(Lischke, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) tenuiliratum (Lischke, 1873)
  • Cymatium (Turritriton) fittkaui Parth, 1991
  • Cymatium pharcidum (Dall, 1889)
  • Lampusia pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Triton tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873
  • Triton tenuiliratus Lischke, 1873
  • Tritonium (Lampusia) pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Tritonium pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Turritriton fittkaui (Parth, 1991)

Turritriton tenuiliratus, common name: the thin-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution. It can be found in European waters, the Canary Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. ^ a b Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873). WoRMS (2010). Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873). 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=476595 on 27 June 2010 .
  • Gofas S. & Beu A. (2003). Tonnoidean Gastropods of the North Atlantic seamounts and the Azores. American Malacological Bulletin 17(1-2): 91-108
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas