Cymatium comptum
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| Cymatium comptum | |
|---|---|
| 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. comptum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymatium comptum (A. Adams, 1854) | |
Cymatium comptum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 214 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Cymatium comptum (A. Adams, 1854). Gofas, S. (2009). Cymatium comptum (A. Adams, 1854). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211064 on 27 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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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