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Turritriton labiosus lip triton

Turritriton labiosus is commonly referred to as lip triton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Triton shell - Turritriton labiosus,Orange tentacles and purple spots adorn the white animal of this small Turritriton labiosus. 20mm (shell), Kwajalein Atoll,2016


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lexID:
6075 
AphiaID:
476594 
Scientific:
Turritriton labiosus 
German:
Tritonshorn 
English:
Lip Triton 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cymatiidae (Family) > Turritriton (Genus) > labiosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(W. Wood, ), 1828 
Occurrence:
Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, Red Sea, Tansania, the Caribbean, Venezuela 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
~ 73.4 °F (23°C) 
Food:
Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-09-19 19:28:14 

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Turritriton labiosus (Wood, 1828)

Turritriton labiosus, also known as Cymatium labiosum, is a species of predatory sea snails.They primarily feed on other molluscs and sea urchins, which are paralyzed with a poison.

This shell is known from immediate subtidal to 20 m, on rock and in offshore coral reefs in warm and in tropical water.

Synonymised names:
Cabestana (Turritriton) labiosa (W. Wood, 1828)
Cymatium (Cabestana) labiosum (W. Wood, 1828)
Cymatium labiosum (W. Wood, 1828)
Murex labiosus W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)
Triton (Gutturnium) orientalis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 (synonym)
Triton loebbeckei Lischke, 1870 (synonym)
Triton loroisi Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 (synonym)
Triton orientale G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 (synonym)
Triton strangei H. Adams & Angas, 1864 (synonym)
Tritonium rutilum Menke, 1843 (synonym)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Turritriton labiosus © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Triton shell - Turritriton labiosus, Kwajalein Atoll,2016
Triton shell - Turritriton labiosus,Orange tentacles and purple spots adorn the white animal of this small Turritriton labiosus. 20mm (shell), Kwajalein Atoll,2016

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