Ranularia pyrum
Ranularia pyrum, common name: the pear triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Ranularia pyrum | |
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Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. pyrum |
Binomial name | |
Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 130 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) pyrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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