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Argobuccinum pustulosum
Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot, 1786)
Swollen trumpet
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Family:  Ranellidae (triton shells)
Max. size:  13.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:  Southern Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 105658. Found on or around coastal rocks (Ref. 82479), intertidal rocks and at depths of 40 to 100 m (Ref. 105658). Most specimens are trawled or dredged on the shelff at depths of 20 to 100 m (Ref. 122471). Species under the family Ranellidae are carnivorous mesogastropods known to feed on polychaetes, bivalves, ascidians, gastropods, echinoderms and crustaceans (Ref. 69146). Illustrated feeding on the ascidian Sycozoa sp. (Ref. 106980).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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