Ranularia caudata
| Ranularia caudata | |
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| Apertural view of Ranularia caudatua (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranularia caudata, common name the bent-neck triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
(Described in Latin as Triton canaliferum Lamarck, 1822) The shell is somewhat pear-shaped and features a distinct siphonal canal at the base. The surface is sculpted with transverse furrows and longitudinal, fold-like nodules, which create a slightly decussated (criss-crossed) texture. Its coloration is a tawny-white.
The whorls are channeled at the sutures, and the spire is notably short. The most striking feature is the siphonal canal, which is remarkably slender and graceful.[2]
The size of a shell of an adult snail varies between 38 mm and 94 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific along Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris: privately published. p. 184. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
External links
- Gmelin, J.F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. Leipzig: G. E. Beer. pp. 3021–3910. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- Link, D.H.F. (1806–1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock: Adlers Erben. p. 122.
- Iredale, T. (1936). "Australian molluscan notes, no. 2". Records of the Australian Museum. 19 (5): 308.
- "Cymatium (Ranularia) caudatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.