Ranella gemmifera

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

Ranella gemmifera
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. gemmifera
Binomial name
Ranella gemmifera
(Euthyme, 1889)
Synonyms[1]

Charonia poecilostoma Smith, 1915
Eugyrina gemmifera lepta Bartsch, 1915
Ranella gemmifera var. minor Euthyme, 1889
Ranella leucostoma var. poecilostoma Martens, 1904
Tritonium gemmiferum Euthyme, 1889 Ranella australasia gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 126 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.[2]

References
  1. Ranella gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Ranella gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419790 on 27 June 2010 .
  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.


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