Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Scientific name Turritriton tenuiliratus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Turritriton, Ranularia sinensis, Ranularia testudinaria, Lotoria grandimaculata | ||
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.
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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
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