Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Scientific name Gelagna succincta Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Genus Gelagna Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Ranularia sinensis, Ranularia testudinaria, Gutturnium muricinum, Gyrineum gyrinum, Ranularia pyrum | ||
Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Tanzania), along the Galapagos Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and North East Brazil.
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.
References
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