Gelagna succincta

Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Gelagna succincta
shell of Gelagna succincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gelagna
Species:
G. succincta
Binomial name
Gelagna succincta
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium clandestinum (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Cymatium (Linatella) succinctum (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Eutritonium clandestinum Lamarck
  • Linatella clandestina Lamarck
  • Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Murex succinctus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Neptunea doliata Röding, 1798
  • Triton clandestinus Lamarck, 1816
  • Triton confinis Brancsik, 1896

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[2]

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References
  1. Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Further reading
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
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