Ranularia sarcostoma

Ranularia sarcostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species:
R. sarcostoma
Binomial name
Ranularia sarcostoma
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium sarcostomum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Triton sarcostoma Reeve, 1844

Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostoma [2]

The generic placement is doubtful.[3]

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm. Some specimens have been recorded with specific measurements: A shell from the Philippines measured 71 mm in length, and another in Phuket, Thailand measured 55.61 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific. Specific locations where specimens have been collected or observed include the Philippines and Thailand.

References

  1. ^ a b Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ Reeve, L.A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton . pp. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol.2
  3. ^ Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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  • Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
  • "Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostomum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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