Ranellidae
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Ranellidae, common name
the triton
shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family
of small to very large predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha
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subfamily Cymatiinae
subfamily Ranellinae
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the triton
Triton (mollusk)
Triton is the common name given to a number of very large sea snails, predatory marine gastropods in the genus Charonia. The name "triton" is also often applied as part of the common name, to other, much smaller sea snails of other genera within the same family, Ranellidae.Tritons are named after...
shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of small to very large predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large clade of gastropods within Hypsogastropoda consisting primarily of marine species, but also aquatic and terrestrial species as well....
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Subfamilies
The family Ranellidae consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
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- Ranellinae Gray, 1854 - synonyms: Agrobuccininae Kilias, 1973; Simpulidae Dautzenberg, 1900; Gyrineinae Higo & Goto, 1993 (n.a.)
- Cymatiinae IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1913 (1854) - synonyms: Tritoniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (inv.); Neptunellinae Gray, 1854; Lampusiidae Newton, 1891; Lotoriidae Harris, 1897; Septidae Dall & Simpson, 1901; Aquillidae Pilsbry, 1904; Nyctilochidae Dall, 1912; Charoniinae Powell, 1933
Genera
Genera within the family Ranellidae include:subfamily Cymatiinae
- CabestanaCabestanaCabestana is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the . This genus is found in warm temperate and tropical waters.-Species:Species within the genus include:...
Röding, 1798 - Charonia Gistel, 1848
- CymatiellaCymatiellaCymatiella is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Cymatiella include:* Cymatiella ansonae...
Iredale, 1924 - Cymatium Roding, 1798
- GelagnaGelagnaGelagna is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Gelagna include:* Gelagna pallida...
Schauffus, 1869 - Gutturnium Mørch, 1852
- LinatellaLinatellaLinatella is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the...
Gray, 1857 - LotoriaLotoriaLotoria is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Lotoria include:* Lotoria armata...
Emerson & Old, 1963 - MonoplexMonoplexMonoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Monoplex include:* Monoplex amictus...
Perry, 1811 - Ranularia Schumacher, 1817
- ReticutritonReticutritonReticutriton is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Reticutriton include:* Reticutriton lineatus...
Habe & Kosuge, 1966 - SassiaSassiaCymatona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Sassia include:* Sassia apenninica remensa...
Bellardi, 1873 - synonym: Proxicharonia Powell, 1938 - SeptaSepta (gastropod)Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the tritons. It used to be considered as a subgenus of Cymatium...
Perry, 1810 - TurritritonTurritritonTurritriton is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the family commonly known as the tritons.This is often still regarded merely as a subgenus of the genus Cymatium.-Distribution:...
Dall, 1904
subfamily Ranellinae
- ArgobuccinumArgobuccinumArgobuccinum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Argobuccinum include:* Argobuccinum proditor...
Herrmannsen, 1846- Argobuccinum pustulosumArgobuccinum pustulosumArgobuccinum pustulosum, common name the pustular triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
tumidum (Solander in Lightfoot, 1786) - Argobuccinum tumidumArgobuccinum tumidumArgobuccinum tumidum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Shell description:The large swollen shell of this species has prominent varices.-References:...
(Dunker, 1862)
- Argobuccinum pustulosum
- BiplexBiplexBiplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Biplex include: * Biplex perca* Biplex bozzettii* Biplex pulchellum* Biplex pulchrum...
Perry, 1810 - Dissentoma Pilsbry, 1945
- FusitritonFusitritonFusitriton is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.- Species :Species within the genus Fusitroton include:* Fusitriton brasiliensis Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003...
Cossmann, 1903 - Gyrineum Link, 1807
- HalgyrineumHalgyrineumHalgyrineum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Halgyrineum include:* Halgyrineum louisae...
Beu, 1998 - ObscuranellaObscuranellaObscuranella is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Obscuranella include:...
Kantor & Harasewych, 2000 - PrienePrienePriene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, about north of the then course of the Maeander River, from today's Aydin, from today's Söke and from ancient Miletus...
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 - RanellaRanellaRanella is a genus of very large warm-water and tropical sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Shell description:...
Lamarck, 1816 - type genus, synonyms: Mayena Gray, 1857
Further reading
- Powell A W BArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1 - Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 85467 054 8