Ranella australasia

Ranella australasia is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Abapertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia

Ranella australasia
Apertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Ranellidae
Subfamily:
Ranellinae
Genus:
Ranella
Species:
R. australasia
Binomial name
Ranella australasia
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]

Biplex australasia Perry, 1811
Mayena australasia australasia (Perry, 1811)
Mayena australasia benthicola Iredale, 1929
Mayena australasia blacki Powell, 1954
Mayena australasia vossi Powell, 1952
Mayena euclia Cotton, 1945
Mayena kurtzei Cotton, 1957
Mayena zelandica Finlay, 1926
Ranella leucostoma Lamarck, 1822

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). WoRMS (2009). Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346431 on 27 June 2010 .


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