Ranellidae

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Ranellidae
File:Cymatium (Triton sea snail).jpg
Anterior view of a live triton in the genus Cymatium, in situ
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Ranellidae

Gray, 1854

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The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.

Subfamilies

The family Ranellidae consists of these subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

  • Ranellinae Gray, 1854 - synonyms: Agrobuccininae Kilias, 1973; Simpulidae Dautzenberg, 1900; Gyrineinae Higo & Goto, 1993 (n.a.)
  • Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854) - synonyms: Tritoniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (inv.); Neptunellinae Gray, 1854; Lampusiidae Newton, 1891; Lotoriidae Harris, 1897; Septidae Dall & Simpson, 1901; Aquillidae Pilsbry, 1904; Nyctilochidae Dall, 1912; Charoniinae Powell, 1933

Genera

Genera within the family Ranellidae include:

subfamily Cymatiinae

subfamily Ranellinae

References

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