Ranularia trilineata

Ranularia trilineata, common name : the Three-lined Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Ranularia trilineata
Apertural view of Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844) with operculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species:
R. trilineata
Binomial name
Ranularia trilineata
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium trilineatum (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Cymatium (Ranularia) trilineatum (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Gutturinum trilineatum Vine, 1986
  • Triton trilineata Reeve, 1844

Description

The length of the shell varies between 38 mm and 90 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • "Cymatium (Ranularia) trilineatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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