Turritriton tenuiliratus

Turritriton tenuiliratus, common name: the thin-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Turritriton tenuiliratus
Apertural view of Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873) with operculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. tenuiliratus
Binomial name
Turritriton tenuiliratus
(Lischke, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) tenuiliratum (Lischke, 1873)
  • Cymatium (Turritriton) fittkaui Parth, 1991
  • Cymatium pharcidum (Dall, 1889)
  • Lampusia pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Triton tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873
  • Triton tenuiliratus Lischke, 1873
  • Tritonium (Lampusia) pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Tritonium pharcida Dall, 1889
  • Turritriton fittkaui (Parth, 1991)

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution. It can be found in European waters, the Canary Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Philippines and Japan.

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References
  1. Turritriton tenuiliratus (Lischke, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Gofas S. & Beu A. (2003). Tonnoidean Gastropods of the North Atlantic seamounts and the Azores. American Malacological Bulletin 17(1–2): 91–108
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Cymatium (Turritriton) tenuiliratum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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