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Ranella
Sign in to saveRanella is a genus of large warm-water and tropical sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyRanellidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded3,701
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 332
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Ranellidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UCMP, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama, New Caledonia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Shell description
- Species
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ranella is a genus of large warm-water and tropical sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
==Shell description== The shells of species within this genus are very large and solid, with a tall spire, a rounded aperture, a broadly flanged outer lip, and a moderately long siphonal canal, which is flexed and inclined to the left. The varices are prominent and rounded, but are hollowed out on the inside.
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