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Ranularia trilineata

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Species of gastropod

Ranularia trilineata
Apertural view of Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844) with operculum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species: R. trilineata
Binomial name
Ranularia trilineata
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Cymatium trilineatum (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Cymatium (Ranularia) trilineatum (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Gutturinum trilineatum Vine, 1986
  • Triton trilineata Reeve, 1844

Ranularia trilineata, common name : the Three-lined Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 38 mm and 90 mm

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

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Taxon identifiers
Ranularia trilineata
Triton trilineatus
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