Turritriton labiosus,[2] also known as Cymatium labiosum,[3] is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[2]

Turritriton labiosus
Shell of Turritriton labiosus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. labiosus
Binomial name
Turritriton labiosus
(W. Wood, 1828)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cabestana (Turritriton) labiosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Cymatium (Cabestana) labiosum (Wood, 1828) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cymatium labiosum (Wood, 1828)
  • Murex labiosus Wood, 1828
  • Triton (Gutturnium) orientalis G. & H. Nevill, 1874
  • Triton loebbeckei Lischke, 1870
  • Triton loroisi Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
  • Triton loroisii Petit de la Saussaye, 1852
  • Triton orientale G. & H. Nevill, 1874
  • Triton strangei A. Adams & Angas, 1864
  • Tritonium rutilum Menke, 1843
  • Turritriton labiosa Beu, 1971[citation needed]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[4]

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0.2 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wood W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus or a catalogue of shells, British and foreign London. privately published, pp. VI + 59 + 8 pl.
  2. ^ a b c Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Cymatium labiosum". CLEMAM, accessed 17 February 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
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