Lotoria armata
Species of gastropod
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Lotoria armata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Lotoria armata | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Lotoria armata (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Lotoria |
| Species: | L. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotoria armata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897) | |
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Description
The shell has short spines surrounding it. The length of the shell attains 72 mm, its maximum diameter 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Australia (Queensland). In shallow water up to 20m deep.