Gelagna succincta

Gelagna succincta
	shell of Gelagna succincta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Gelagna
Species:	G. succincta
Binomial name
	Gelagna succincta; (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
	Cymatium clandestinum (Lamarck, 1816); Cymatium (Linatella) succinctum (Linnaeus, 1771); Eutritonium clandestinum Lamarck; Linatella clandestina Lamarck; Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771); Murex succinctus Linnaeus, 1758; Neptunea doliata Röding, 1798; Triton clandestinus Lamarck, 1816; Triton confinis Brancsik, 1896;

Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea.^[1]
Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida.
Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles.

Lesser Girdled Triton

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.^{[citation needed]}

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 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.

External links

Gastropods.com ; Cymatium (Gelagna) succinctum; accessed : 7 November 2010

[WoRMS-1] Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.

[Welch_2010-2] 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.

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