Ranella australasia

Ranella australasia
Apertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ranellidae
Genus: Ranella
Species:
R. australasia
Binomial name
Ranella australasia
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]

Biplex australasia Perry, 1811
Mayena australasia australasia (Perry, 1811)
Mayena australasia benthicola Iredale, 1929
Mayena australasia blacki Powell, 1954
Mayena australasia vossi Powell, 1952
Mayena euclia Cotton, 1945
Mayena kurtzei Cotton, 1957
Mayena zelandica Finlay, 1926
Ranella leucostoma Lamarck, 1822

Ranella australasia is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. This species is native to Australia and New Zealand where it is widespread, as well as Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and the Kermadec Islands.[1][2][3]

A closely related species, Ranella gemmifera, formerly known as Ranella australasia gemmifera, is native to South Africa.

Abapertural view of a shell of Ranella australasia

References

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  1. 1 2 Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). WoRMS (2009). Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346431 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. ↑ Spurgeon, Andrew. "Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)". NZ Mollusca. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Beechey, Des. "Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)". The Seashells of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.


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