Ranularia sarcostoma

Ranularia sarcostoma

Flesh-coloured hairy triton

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Ranularia sarcostoma

Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

This species was originally described by Reeve in 1844 as Cymatium (Ranularia ) sarcostoma

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The generic placement is doubtful.

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Appearance

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 103 mm

Distribution

Geography

This species is found in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

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References

1. Ranularia sarcostoma Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranularia_sarcostoma

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