Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ranellidae

Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Charonia tritonis auct
   Murex tritonis Linnaeus, 1758
   Triton marmoratum Link, 1807
   Triton imbricata Adams, 1868

Common Name

Trumpet Shell p.111, pl. 1, fig. 3      Allan, J. 1950.
Giant Triton Shell p.118      Coleman, N. 1981.
Hora-gai G1603 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1603]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef
substrate: sand

References

Allan, J. 1950. p.111, pl. 1, fig. 3 [ illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Beu, A. G. 1970. p.207, pl. 1, figs 1-4 [ & as C. tritonis tritonis; description, distribution, synonymy, illustration ] General reference
Beu, A.G. 1970. p.209, pl. 2, figs 5, 7 General reference
Beu, A.G. 1971. p.102 [ synonymy, illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Beu, A.G. 1998. p.66, fig. 20a [ illustration, type data, synonymy, distribution, remarks ] General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1967. p.326, pl. 46, fig. 27 General reference
Coleman, N. 1981. p.118, fig. 353 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.80, pl. 70 Illustration
Hedley, C. 1922. p.167, text fig. Illustration
Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. p.43, pl. 7, fig. 1 [ as C. tritonis tritonis; illustration, description, distribution, type data, habitat, synonymy ] General reference
Hinton, A. 1972. p.14, fig. 1 [ illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.215, figs 76A, 77F [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat, breeding observation ] General reference
Ladd 1982. p.41, pl. 7, figs 11, 12 [ illustration, description, distribution, fossil record ] General reference
McMichael, D.F. 1960. p.76 General reference
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.67, pl. 7, fig. 8 [ illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.306, fig. 177 General reference
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.82, fig. 258 Illustration
Wilson, B. 1993. p.243 Distribution
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.76, pl. 52, fig. 1 [ illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Ranellidae
                          Cymatiinae
                            Charonia Gistel, 1848
                              Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9595) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.