| Gelagna succincta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gelagna |
| Species: | G. succincta |
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| Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
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Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea.
Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida.
Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles.
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.
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Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.
References
- ^ Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 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.
Further reading
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon . Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gelagna succincta | |
| Murex succinctus | |