Ranella gemmifera

Ranella gemmifera is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.^[1]

Ranella gemmifera
Shell of Ranella gemmifera (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ranellidae
Genus:	Ranella
Species:	R. gemmifera
Binomial name
Ranella gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
Charonia poecilostoma Smith, 1915 Eugyrina gemmifera lepta Bartsch, 1915 Ranella gemmifera var. minor Euthyme, 1889 Ranella leucostoma var. poecilostoma Martens, 1904 Tritonium gemmiferum Euthyme, 1889 Ranella australasia gemmifera (Euthyme, 1889)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 126 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.^[2]