Ranularia exilis
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Ranularia exilis | |
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Apertural view of Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Abapertural view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. exilis
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Binomial name | |
Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia exilis, common name: the slender triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2010) |
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the West Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) exile". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.Error: "Q3703006" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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