Cymatium raderi

Cymatium raderi
Cymatium raderi
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. raderi
Binomial name
Cymatium raderi
D’Attilio & Myers, 1984
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 1993

Cymatium raderi 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 240 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984. WoRMS (2010). Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419788 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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