Ranularia sinensis, common name: the Chinese triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Ranularia sinensis | |
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| Apertural view of Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844)
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This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense [2]
Description
editThe shell size varies between 50mm and 94 mm
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off South Japan and New South Wales, Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b Ranularia sinensis (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
External links
edit- "Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense sinense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.