Charonia tritonis
Triton shell
©Anne Hoggett: A Triton shell about 30 cm long at Lizard Island, Oct 2015. Was eating a specimen of Linckia laevigata.
©Anne Hoggett: A Triton shell about 30 cm long eating a specimen of Linckia laevigata at Lizard Island, Oct 2015.
©Anne Hoggett: A living Triton at Lizard Island, about 30 cm long
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neotaenioglossa
Family
Ranellidae
Genus
Charonia
Species
Charonia tritonis
Status
unspecified
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 45 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: Uncommon
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.