Ranularia exilis

Ranularia exilis
Apertural view of Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844)
Abapertural view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species:
R. exilis
Binomial name
Ranularia exilis
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Triton exilis Reeve, 1844 (basionym)
  • Cymatium exile
  • Cymatium (Ranularia) exile (Reeve, L.A., 1844)

Ranularia exilis, common name: the slender triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the West Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ a b Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
  • "Cymatium (Ranularia) exile". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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