Ranularia trilineata
Species of gastropod
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Ranularia trilineata, the three-lined triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Ranularia trilineata | |
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| Apertural view of Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844) with operculum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Ranularia |
| Species: | R. trilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranularia trilineata (Reeve, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 38 mm and 90 mm[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.[3]