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Family: Ranellidae triton shells



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89 species (see list below)
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Argobuccinum proditor
[]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm SHL
 
Argobuccinum pustulosum
[Swollen trumpet]
No picture found
 
Argobuccinum ranelliforme
[Chilean triton]
No picture found
 
Argobuccinum tumidum
[]
No picture found
 
Biplex pulchra
[]
No picture found
 
Cabestana cutacea
[]
No picture found
 
Cabestana dolaria
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Cabestana felipponei
[]

Stuart-Smith, Rick

Southwest Pacific.

Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick
 
Cabestana spengleri
[Spengler's trumpet]

Stuart-Smith, Rick

Southwest Pacific

Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick
 
Cabestana tabulata
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Charonia lampas
[Trumpet shell]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the

Charonia nodifera (Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Charonia nodifera
[Knobby triton]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SHL
Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Charonia tritonis
[Great triton]

Pillon, Roberto

Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 37.4 cm DL
Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Charonia variegata
[Atlantic triton's trumpet]
No picture found
 
Cymatium amictum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Cymatium caudatum (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium caudatum
[Bent-neck triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Cymatium cingulatum
[Poulsen's triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific and Weste
Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
Cymatium comptum (Adams, 1855)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium comptum
[Dwarf triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Mediterranean Sea.

Cymatium corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium corrugatum
[]
No picture found
 
Cymatium costatum
[]
No picture found
 
Cymatium cynocephalum
[Doghead triton]
No picture found
 
Cymatium dunkeri
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm ShH
Cymatium encausticum (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cymatium encausticum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm ShH
Cymatium exile (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cymatium exile
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 21.2 cm DL
Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium femorale
[Angular triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cymatium flaveolum (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium flaveolum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Cymatium gallinago
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific.

Cymatium gibbosum (Broderip, 1833)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium gibbosum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm ShH
Cymatium grandimaculatum (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium grandimaculatum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm ShH
Cymatium gutturnium (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium gutturnium
[Long-neck triton]
No picture found
 
Cymatium iredalei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Cymatium krebsi Morch, 1877

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium krebsi
[Kreb's hairy triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm DL
 
Cymatium krebsii
[Krebs hairy triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm DL
Cymatium martinianum (d'Orbigny, 1846)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium martinianum
[Hairy triton]
No picture found
 
Cymatium moritinctum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Cymatium muricinum (Roding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium muricinum
[Shortneck triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Cymatium nicobaricum (Roding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium nicobaricum
[Nicobar hairy triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific and Weste
Max. Length 4 cm DL
Cymatium occidentale (Morch, 1877)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium occidentale
[Atlantic ruby triton]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific and Weste
Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cymatium pfeifferianum
[Pfeiffer's hairy triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Cymatium pharcida
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 14 cm ShH
Cymatium pileare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium pileare
[Common hairy triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm DL
 
Cymatium raderi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.2 cm DL
Cymatium rehderi Verrill, 1950

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium rehderi
[]
No picture found
 
Cymatium ridleyi
[Twisted triton]
No picture found
 
Cymatium sarcostomum
[Rare dog-head triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ShH
 
Cymatium sinense
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cymatium tenuiliratum (Lischke, 1873)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymatium tenuiliratum
[Slender triton]
No picture found
 
Cymatium testudinarium
[]
No picture found
 
Cymatium tigrinum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Cymatium tranquebaricum
[West African hairy triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Cymatium trigonum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm ShH
 
Gelagna succincta
[]
No picture found
 
Gutturnium muricinum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Gyrineum bituberculare (Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gyrineum bituberculare
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Gyrineum cuspidatum (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gyrineum cuspidatum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShH
Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gyrineum gyrinum
[]
No picture found
 
Gyrineum hirasei
[]
No picture found
 
Gyrineum lacunatum
[]
No picture found
 
Gyrineum longicaudatum
[]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific.

Gyrineum natator (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Gyrineum natator
[Tuberculara gyre triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Gyrineum perca
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Gyrineum pusillum (Broderip, 1832)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gyrineum pusillum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gyrineum roseum
[Rosy gyre triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Halgyrineum louisae
[]
No picture found
 
Linatella caudata
[Ringed triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Circumtropical
Max. Length 12 cm ShH
Monoplex aquatilis (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Monoplex aquatilis
[Aquatile hairy triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Monoplex exaratus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Monoplex gemmatus
[Jeweled triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Monoplex intermedius (Pease, 1869)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Monoplex intermedius
[Intermediate hairy triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Monoplex mundus
[]
No picture found
 
Monoplex nicobaricus
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 18 cm DL
Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Monoplex parthenopeus
[Giant triton]
No picture found
 
Monoplex pilearis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Monoplex vespaceus
[Dwarf hairy triton]
No picture found
 
Obscuranella papyrodes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm DL
 
Ranella gemmifera
[]
No picture found
 
Ranularia boschi
[]
No picture found
 
Ranularia caudata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
 
Ranularia pyrulum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 11.5 cm SHL
Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Ranularia pyrum
[Pear triton]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Sassia lewisi
[]
No picture found
 
Sassia melpangi
[]

Stuart-Smith, Rick

Indo-Pacific.

Sassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811)

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick
 
Sassia parkinsonia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Sassia philomelae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Septa hepatica
[Black-striped triton]
No picture found
 
Septa peasei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Septa rubecula
[Ruby triton]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 3 cm DL
Turritriton labiosus (Wood, 1828)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turritriton labiosus
[Lip triton]
No picture found
 
Turritriton tenuiliratus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Argobuccinum proditor Indian Ocean. 1865
Argobuccinum pustulosum Swollen trumpet Southern Atlantic and Ind 13.5 SHL 1786
Argobuccinum ranelliforme Chilean triton Southeast Pacific and Sou 1832
Argobuccinum tumidum Southeast Pacific and Sou 1862
Biplex pulchra Western Central Pacific 1836
Cabestana cutacea Mediterranean Sea. 1767
Cabestana dolaria Mediterranean Sea. 1767
Cabestana felipponei Western Atlantic. 5.3 DL 1907
Cabestana spengleri Spengler's trumpet Southwest Pacific. 1811
Cabestana tabulata Southwest Pacific 1843
Charonia lampas Trumpet shell Atlantic, the Mediterrane 39 TL 1758
Charonia nodifera Knobby triton Eastern Atlantic and the 1816
Charonia tritonis Great triton Indo-Pacific 50 SHL 1758
Charonia variegata Atlantic triton's trumpet Western Atlantic and the 37.4 DL 1816
Cymatium amictum Western Atlantic and the
Cymatium caudatum Bent-neck triton Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 7 ShH 1791
Cymatium cingulatum Poulsen's triton Central Pacific and Weste 6.2 DL 1882
Cymatium comptum Dwarf triton Central Pacific and Weste 3.1 DL 1855
Cymatium corrugatum Mediterranean Sea. 1816
Cymatium costatum Southwest Pacific 1777
Cymatium cynocephalum Doghead triton Western Central Pacific a 1816
Cymatium dunkeri Western Pacific 1868
Cymatium encausticum Western Central Pacific 7.5 ShH 1844
Cymatium exile Western Central Pacific 5.5 ShH 1844
Cymatium femorale Angular triton Western Atlantic. 21.2 DL 1758
Cymatium flaveolum Western Central Pacific 1798
Cymatium gallinago Western Atlantic and Indo 6.2 DL 1844
Cymatium gibbosum Eastern Pacific. 1833
Cymatium grandimaculatum Western Central Pacific 12 ShH 1844
Cymatium gutturnium Long-neck triton Central Pacific 9 ShH 1798
Cymatium iredalei Southwest Pacific 1968
Cymatium krebsi Kreb's hairy triton Western Central Atlantic 1877
Cymatium krebsii Krebs hairy triton Atlantic Ocean. 9.2 DL 1877
Cymatium martinianum Hairy triton Atlantic Ocean 8 DL 1846
Cymatium moritinctum Atlantic Ocean 1844
Cymatium muricinum Shortneck triton Indo-Pacific and Western 7.5 SHL 1798
Cymatium nicobaricum Nicobar hairy triton Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 9 SHL 1798
Cymatium occidentale Atlantic ruby triton Central Pacific and Weste 4 DL 1877
Cymatium pfeifferianum Pfeiffer's hairy triton Western Pacific and Weste 4.6 DL 1844
Cymatium pharcida Western Atlantic. 4.5 DL 1889
Cymatium pileare Common hairy triton Indo-Pacific. 14 ShH 1758
Cymatium raderi Western Atlantic. 24 DL 1984
Cymatium rehderi Western Atlantic 9.2 DL 1950
Cymatium ridleyi Twisted triton North America. 1890
Cymatium sarcostomum Rare dog-head triton Central Pacific 1844
Cymatium sinense Western Central Pacific 10 ShH 1844
Cymatium tenuiliratum Slender triton Western Central Pacific 1873
Cymatium testudinarium Western Central Pacific 1848
Cymatium tigrinum Western Central Pacific 1833
Cymatium tranquebaricum West African hairy triton Atlantic Ocean. 3.5 DL 1816
Cymatium trigonum Atlantic Ocean. 4 DL 1791
Gelagna succincta Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 8.5 ShH 1771
Gutturnium muricinum Indo-Pacific. 1798
Gyrineum bituberculare Western Central Pacific 4.5 TL 1816
Gyrineum cuspidatum Western Central Pacific 1844
Gyrineum gyrinum Western Central Pacific 4.5 ShH 1758
Gyrineum hirasei Western Central Pacific 1961
Gyrineum lacunatum Indo-West Pacific. 1845
Gyrineum longicaudatum Pacific Ocean. 1998
Gyrineum natator Tuberculara gyre triton Indo-Pacific. 1798
Gyrineum perca Western Central Pacific 10 TL 1811
Gyrineum pusillum Pacific Ocean. 1832
Gyrineum roseum Rosy gyre triton Pacific Ocean. 1844
Halgyrineum louisae Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1.2 DL 1974
Linatella caudata Ringed triton Indo-West Pacific and the 1791
Monoplex aquatilis Aquatile hairy triton Circumtropical 12 ShH 1844
Monoplex exaratus Indo-West Pacific. 1844
Monoplex gemmatus Jeweled triton Pacific Ocean. 1844
Monoplex intermedius Intermediate hairy triton Indo-Pacific. 6 SHL 1869
Monoplex mundus Indo-Pacific and Western 3.8 DL 1849
Monoplex nicobaricus Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1798
Monoplex parthenopeus Giant triton Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 18 DL 1793
Monoplex pilearis Indo-Pacific. 1758
Monoplex vespaceus Dwarf hairy triton Indo-Pacific and Western 4.1 DL 1822
Obscuranella papyrodes Antarctica. 2000
Ranella gemmifera Atlantic Ocean. 12.6 DL 1889
Ranularia boschi Western Indian Ocean 1970
Ranularia caudata Western Indian Ocean 1791
Ranularia pyrulum Western Central Pacific 6.5 SHL 1850
Ranularia pyrum Pear triton Indo-Pacific. 11.5 SHL 1758
Sassia lewisi Western Atlantic. 2.8 DL 1980
Sassia melpangi Pacific Ocean. 2007
Sassia parkinsonia Indo-Pacific. 1811
Sassia philomelae Atlantic Ocean. 2.9 DL 1881
Septa hepatica Black-striped triton Indo-Pacific. 1798
Septa peasei Eastern Central Pacific 1987
Septa rubecula Ruby triton Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Turritriton labiosus Lip triton Indo-Pacific and Western 3 DL 1828
Turritriton tenuiliratus Indo-Pacific and Western 1873



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