Argobuccinum pustulosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Argobuccinum |
Species: | A. pustulosum |
Binomial name | |
Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
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Argobuccinum pustulosum, common name the pustular triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The large swollen shell of this species has prominent varices.
The maximum recorded shell length of the synonym Argobuccinum proditor tristanense is 80 mm.
Minimum recorded depth of the synonym Argobuccinum proditor tristanense is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 280 m.
References
- Lightfoot J. (1786) A catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased: Which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner and Co. On Monday the 24th of April, 1786, and the thirty-seven following days (...) at her late dwelling-house, in Privy-Garden, Whitehall, by order of the Acting Executrix. pp. i-viii, 3-194. page 88 (Lot 1960).
- ^ Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot, 1786). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Argobuccinum pustulosum | |
Buccinum pustulosum |
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