Species Ranularia cynocephalum (Lamarck, 1816)
The Dog's-head Triton
- Triton cynocephalum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1-16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1-16, pls 391-488. [Liste p. 5. pl. 422, fig. 3].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG 1099/96, locality unknown. - Triton moritinctus Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 13, fig. 49].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Philippine Islands. - Cymatium (Ranularia) caribbaeum Clench, W.J. & Turner, R.D. 1957. The family Cymatiidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia: Monographs of the marine mollusks of the Western Atlantic 3(36): 189-244 [204, pl. 111, fig. 3].
Type data:
Lectotype 1099/96, locality unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Cymatium (Ranularia) cynocephalum (Lamarck, 1816). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [246, pl. 42, fig. 5]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical seas of Atlantic and Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rocks, sand.
General References
Beu, A.G. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1986. Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 1. Adoption of Ranellidae and review of Linatella Gray, 1857. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 241-266 [260, figs 3 (4?)]
Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [75, pl. 18, figs 1, 2]
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 8, fig. 26]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [246, pl. 42, fig. 5]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 8, fig. 26] (The Dog's-head Triton)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 12-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |