Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Ranellinae Scientific name Apollon pusillus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Genus Gyrineum Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Gyrineum, Ranularia testudinaria, Lotoria perryi, Monoplex mundus, Gyrineum gyrinum | ||
Gyrineum pusillum, common name the purple gyron 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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Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Aldabra
References
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