Gelagna succincta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gelagna |
| Species: | G. succincta
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| Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea.[1]
Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida.
Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles.
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.[citation needed]
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
Further reading
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
- Gastropods.com ; Cymatium (Gelagna) succinctum; accessed : 7 November 2010Error: "Q5530347" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Cymatiidae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Molluscs described in 1771
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
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- Invertebrates of Gabon
- Invertebrates of Tanzania
- Fauna of the Red Sea