Gutturnium muricinum

Gutturnium muricinum, common name the knobbly triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Apertural view of Gutturnium muricinum, a subadult specimen

Gutturnium muricinum
Apertural view of Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gutturnium
Species:
G. muricinum
Binomial name
Gutturnium muricinum
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Afrocanidea gemma Connolly, 1929
  • Cymatium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
  • Cymatium tuberosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Distorsio muricinum Röding, 1798
  • Eutritonium tuberosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Litiopa obesa C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Ranella gyrinata Risso, 1826
  • Ranularia muricina (Röding, 1798)
  • Ranularia tuberosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Triton albocingulatus Deshayes, 1863
  • Triton antillarum d’Orbigny, 1842
  • Triton crispus Reeve, 1844
  • Triton productum Gould, 1852
  • Triton pyriformis Conrad, 1849
  • Triton tuberosum Lamarck, 1822
  • Tritonium (Ranularia) nodulus Tapparone-Canefri, 1881
  • Tritonium nodulus Link, 1807

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 75 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 27 m.[2]

Distribution
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References
  1. Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798). 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.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
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