Gelagna succincta

Gelagna succincta
shell of Gelagna succincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Ranellidae
Subfamily:	Cymatiinae
Genus:	Gelagna
Species:	G. succincta
Binomial name
Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
Cymatium clandestinum (Lamarck, 1816) Cymatium (Gelagna) clandestinum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Cymatium cynocephalum Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1967 Eutritonium clandestinum Lamarck Linatella clandestina Lamarck Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) Murex succincta Linnaeus, 1758 Neptunea doliata Röding, 1798 Triton clandestinum 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 Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.^[1]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Tanzania), along the Galapagos Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and North East Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

Description

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

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). WoRMS (2010). Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476500 on 7 November 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.

Further reading

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

External links

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