Charonia lampas rubicunda
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| Charonia lampas rubicunda (Perry, 1811) |
Charonia lampas rubicunda, the knobbed triton is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Also see Charonia or Triton (mollusc).
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[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to northern part of the North Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Habitat
This large triton is found at shallow depths in coastal areas.
[edit] Shell description
The shell of Charonia lampas rubicunda is similar to that of Charonia lampas capax but with a shorter spire, broader body whorl, and finer, more regular, spiral cord sculpture, that is undiminished over the nodular keels.
The exterior shell coloration is pink to orange-brown, blotched, and tesselated on the cords in bright reddish-brown. The labial varix is strongly barred in reddish-brown.
The maximum shell height is 17 cm, and the maximum width is 11 cm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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