Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. sarcostoma
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| Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844)
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This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostoma [2]
The generic placement is doubtful.[3]
Description
editThe shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm. Some specimens have been recorded with specific measurements: A shell from the Philippines measured 71 mm in length, and another in Phuket, Thailand measured 55.61 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific. Specific locations where specimens have been collected or observed include the Philippines and Thailand.
References
edit- ^ a b Ranularia sarcostoma (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ Reeve, L.A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton . pp. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol.2
- ^ Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
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- Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus Triton. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) sarcostomum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.