Reticutriton pfeifferianus

Reticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Reticutriton pfeifferianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Reticutriton
Species:
R. pfeifferianus
Binomial name
Reticutriton pfeifferianus
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Eutritonium pfeifferianum Reeve
  • Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844
  • Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  • Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea



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