Gyrineum pusillum
Gyrineum pusillum, common name the purple gyron triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Gyrineum pusillum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Gyrineum |
Species: | G. pusillum |
Binomial name | |
Gyrineum pusillum (Broderip, 1833) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.
References
- Gyrineum pusillum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea
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