Ranularia exilis

Ranularia exilis, common name: the slender triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Ranularia exilis
Apertural view of Ranularia exilis (Reeve, 1844)
Abapertural view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Ranularia
Species:
R. exilis
Binomial name
Ranularia exilis
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Triton exilis Reeve, 1844 (basionym)
  • Cymatium exile
  • Cymatium (Ranularia) exile (Reeve, L.A., 1844)

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the West Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. 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.
  • "Cymatium (Ranularia) exile". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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