Septa marerubrum

Septa marerubrum
Septa marerubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Septa
Species: S. marerubrum
Binomial name
Septa marerubrum
(Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) marerubrum Garcia-Talavera, 1985
  • Cymatium marerubrum

Septa marerubrum 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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Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean

References

  1. ^ a b Septa marerubrum (Garcia-Talavera, 1985). WoRMS (2010). Septa marerubrum (Garcia-Talavera, 1985). 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=476586 on 8 November 2010.

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