Ranella australasia
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| Ranella australasia | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Genus: | Ranella |
| Species: | R. australasia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Biplex australasia Perry, 1811 | |
Ranella australasia is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
[edit]THis species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
References
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- ^ a b Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). WoRMS (2009). Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346431 on 27 June 2010 .
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
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