Austrotriton subdistortus

Austrotriton subdistortus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Austrotriton subdistortus
Shell of Austrotriton subdistortus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Austrotriton
Species:
A. subdistortus
Binomial name
Austrotriton subdistortus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Negyrina delecta Cotton, 1945
  • Sassia subdistorta (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Triton subdistorta Lamarck, 1822
  • Tritonium granulatum Dunker, 1871

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tasmania.

References


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