Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Ranellinae Scientific name Cymatium lotorium Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Ranellidae Genus Cymatium Higher classification Cymatium | |
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Similar Cymatium, Gastropods, Ranularia pyrum, Ranellidae, Molluscs | ||
Cymatium lotorium, common name Black-spotted or Washing Bath Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
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Fossil records
Cymatium fossils date back to the Eocene (age range: from 55.8 to 0.012 million years ago).
Description
Shells of Cymatium lotorium can reach a size of 90–160 millimetres (3.5–6.3 in).
Distribution
This species of marine snail lives in the tropical Indo-Pacific oceans.
Habitat
It is quite common in coral reefs in Australia and the Indian Ocean.
References
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