Reticutriton pfeifferianus

Reticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Reticutriton pfeifferianus
Shell of Reticutriton pfeifferianus (specimen at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Reticutriton
Species:	R. pfeifferianus
Binomial name
Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
† Cymatium (Gutturnium) bayeri van Regteren Altena, 1942 † Cymatium bayeri van Regteren Altena, 1942 † Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844) Eutritonium pfeifferianum Reeve Gutturnium gracile (Reeve, 1844) Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844 Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.