Cymatium cingulatum

Cymatium cingulatum
Cymatium cingulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Cymatium
Species: C. cingulatum
Binomial name
Cymatium cingulatum
(Lamarck, 1822)

Cymatium cingulatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 75 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 382 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cymatium cingulatum (Lamarck, 1822). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Cymatium cingulatum (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160254 on 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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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