Ranularia cynocephala
Appearance
(Redirected from Cymatium moritinctum)
Ranularia cynocephala | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Ranularia |
Species: | R. cynocephala
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Binomial name | |
Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia cynocephala is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 84 mm.[2]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 137 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 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.