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Family: Ranellidae triton shells

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Argobuccinum proditor
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Biplex pulchra
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Cabestana cutacea
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Cabestana dolaria
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Max. Length 5.3 cm DL

Cabestana felipponei
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Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick

Cabestana spengleri
[Spengler's trumpet]

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick

Cabestana tabulata
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Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Charonia lampas
[Trumpet shell]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Charonia nodifera
[Knobby triton]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Charonia tritonis
[Great triton]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Charonia variegata
[Atlantic triton's trumpet]

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Cymatium amictum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium caudatum
[Bent-neck triton]

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Max. Length 6.2 cm DL

Cymatium cingulatum
[Poulsen's triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium comptum
[Dwarf triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium corrugatum
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Cymatium costatum
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Cymatium cynocephalum
[Doghead triton]

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Cymatium dunkeri
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Cymatium encausticum
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Cymatium exile
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium femorale
[Angular triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium flaveolum
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Max. Length 6.2 cm DL

Cymatium gallinago
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium gibbosum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium grandimaculatum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium gutturnium
[Long-neck triton]

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Cymatium iredalei
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium krebsi
[Kreb's hairy triton]

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Max. Length 9.2 cm DL

Cymatium krebsii
[Krebs hairy triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium martinianum
[Hairy triton]

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Cymatium moritinctum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium muricinum
[Shortneck triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium nicobaricum
[Nicobar hairy triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium occidentale
[Atlantic ruby triton]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Cymatium pfeifferianum
[Pfeiffer's hairy triton]

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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL

Cymatium pharcida
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium pileare
[Common hairy triton]

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Max. Length 24 cm DL

Cymatium raderi
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium rehderi
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Cymatium ridleyi
[Twisted triton]

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Cymatium sarcostomum
[Rare dog-head triton]

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Max. Length 10 cm ShH

Cymatium sinense
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Cymatium tenuiliratum
[Slender triton]

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Cymatium testudinarium
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Cymatium tigrinum
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL

Cymatium tranquebaricum
[West African hairy triton]

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Max. Length 4 cm DL

Cymatium trigonum
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Max. Length 8.5 cm ShH

Gelagna succincta
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Gutturnium muricinum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Gyrineum bituberculare
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Gyrineum cuspidatum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Gyrineum gyrinum
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Gyrineum hirasei
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Gyrineum lacunatum
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Gyrineum longicaudatum
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Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Gyrineum natator
[Tuberculara gyre triton]

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Max. Length 10 cm TL

Gyrineum perca
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Gyrineum pusillum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Gyrineum roseum
[Rosy gyre triton]

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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

Halgyrineum louisae
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Linatella caudata
[Ringed triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Monoplex aquatilis
[Aquatile hairy triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Monoplex exaratus
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Monoplex gemmatus
[Jeweled triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Monoplex intermedius
[Intermediate hairy triton]

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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL

Monoplex mundus
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Monoplex nicobaricus
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Photo by Harasti, David

Monoplex parthenopeus
[Giant triton]

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Monoplex pilearis
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Monoplex vespaceus
[Dwarf hairy triton]

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Obscuranella papyrodes
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Max. Length 12.6 cm DL

Ranella gemmifera
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Ranularia boschi
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Ranularia caudata
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Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL

Ranularia pyrulum
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Ranularia pyrum
[Pear triton]

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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL

Sassia lewisi
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Sassia melpangi
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Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick

Sassia parkinsonia
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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL

Sassia philomelae
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Septa hepatica
[Black-striped triton]

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Septa peasei
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Septa rubecula
[Ruby triton]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Turritriton labiosus
[Lip triton]

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Turritriton tenuiliratus
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Scientific Name Argobuccinum proditor Biplex pulchra Cabestana cutacea Cabestana dolaria Cabestana felipponei Cabestana spengleri Cabestana tabulata Charonia lampas Charonia nodifera Charonia tritonis Charonia variegata Cymatium amictum Cymatium caudatum Cymatium cingulatum Cymatium comptum Cymatium corrugatum Cymatium costatum Cymatium cynocephalum Cymatium dunkeri Cymatium encausticum Cymatium exile Cymatium femorale Cymatium flaveolum Cymatium gallinago Cymatium gibbosum Cymatium grandimaculatum Cymatium gutturnium Cymatium iredalei Cymatium krebsi Cymatium krebsii Cymatium martinianum Cymatium moritinctum Cymatium muricinum Cymatium nicobaricum Cymatium occidentale Cymatium pfeifferianum Cymatium pharcida Cymatium pileare Cymatium raderi Cymatium rehderi Cymatium ridleyi Cymatium sarcostomum Cymatium sinense Cymatium tenuiliratum Cymatium testudinarium Cymatium tigrinum Cymatium tranquebaricum Cymatium trigonum Gelagna succincta Gutturnium muricinum Gyrineum bituberculare Gyrineum cuspidatum Gyrineum gyrinum Gyrineum hirasei Gyrineum lacunatum Gyrineum longicaudatum Gyrineum natator Gyrineum perca Gyrineum pusillum Gyrineum roseum Halgyrineum louisae Linatella caudata Monoplex aquatilis Monoplex exaratus Monoplex gemmatus Monoplex intermedius Monoplex mundus Monoplex nicobaricus Monoplex parthenopeus Monoplex pilearis Monoplex vespaceus Obscuranella papyrodes Ranella gemmifera Ranularia boschi Ranularia caudata Ranularia pyrulum Ranularia pyrum Sassia lewisi Sassia melpangi Sassia parkinsonia Sassia philomelae Septa hepatica Septa peasei Septa rubecula Turritriton labiosus Turritriton tenuiliratus	English Name Angular triton Aquatile hairy triton Atlantic ruby triton Atlantic triton's trumpet Bent-neck triton Black-striped triton Common hairy triton Doghead triton Dwarf hairy triton Dwarf triton Giant triton Great triton Hairy triton Intermediate hairy triton Jeweled triton Knobby triton Kreb's hairy triton Krebs hairy triton Lip triton Long-neck triton Nicobar hairy triton Pear triton Pfeiffer's hairy triton Poulsen's triton Rare dog-head triton Ringed triton Rosy gyre triton Ruby triton Shortneck triton Slender triton Spengler's trumpet Trumpet shell Tuberculara gyre triton Twisted triton West African hairy triton	Distribution Antarctica. Atlantic, the Mediterrane Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P Central Pacific Central Pacific and Weste Circumtropical Eastern Atlantic and the Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Pacific. Indian Ocean. Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Tropical a Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Indo-Pacific and Western Indo-West Pacific. Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea. North America. Pacific Ocean. Southwest Pacific Southwest Pacific. Western Atlantic Western Atlantic. Western Atlantic and Indo Western Atlantic and the Western Central Atlantic Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific a Western Indian Ocean Western Pacific Western Pacific and Weste	Max. Length 1.2 DL 2.8 DL 2.9 DL 3 DL 3.1 DL 3.5 DL 3.8 DL 4 DL 4.1 DL 4.5 DL 4.5 ShH 4.5 TL 4.6 DL 5.3 DL 5.5 ShH 6 SHL 6.2 DL 6.5 SHL 7 ShH 7.5 ShH 7.5 SHL 8 DL 8.5 ShH 9 ShH 9 SHL 9.2 DL 10 ShH 10 TL 11.5 SHL 12 ShH 12.6 DL 14 ShH 18 DL 21.2 DL 24 DL 37.4 DL 39 TL 50 SHL	Year 1758 1767 1771 1777 1791 1793 1798 1811 1816 1822 1828 1832 1833 1836 1843 1844 1845 1846 1848 1849 1850 1855 1865 1868 1869 1873 1877 1881 1882 1889 1890 1907 1950 1961 1968 1970 1974 1980 1984 1987 1998 2000 2007

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