Tritonoranella ranelloides

Tritonoranella ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Tritonoranella ranelloides
Tritonoranella ranelloides shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Tritonoranella
Species:
T. ranelloides
Binomial name
Tritonoranella ranelloides
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides tenuisculpta Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906 ·
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) benvegnuae Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978
  • Bursa (Colubrinella) canarica Nordsieck, 1975
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) ranelloides ranelloides (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Bursa (Lampas) ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Bursa (Lampas) ranelloides var. tenuigranosa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
  • Bursa benvegnuae Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978 ·
  • Bursa finlayi McGinty, 1962
  • Bursa pygmaea Kosuge, 1979
  • Bursa ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Bursa ranelloides ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906
  • Bursa tenuisculpta Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906
  • Ranella ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
  • Simpulum papillosum A. Adams, 1870
  • Triton ranelloides Reeve, 1844

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; and off South Africa, the Philippines and Japan.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length of Tritonoranella ranelloides tenuisculpta is 75 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth of Tritonoranella ranelloides tenuisculpta is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Tritonoranella ranelloides (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472449 on 2023-07-20
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  • Nordsieck, F. (1975). Conchiglie delle Isole Canarie. Parte 2. La Conchiglia. 75-76: 3–7, 22.
  • Penna-Neme, L. & Leme, J.L.M. (1978). Novas espéces e novas ocorréncias de gastrópodos marinhos na costa Brasiliera (Prosobranchia, Neogastropoda). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 31(18): 283-297
  • Kosuge S. (1979) Report on the Mollusca on guyots from the Central Pacific collected by the 2nd and 3rd cruises of R/V Kaiyomaru in 1972 to 73 with descriptions of twelve new species. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(2): 24–35, pls 5–6. [30 November 1979] page(s): 31, pl. 5 fig. 5, pl. 6 fig. 23
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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