Ranella olearium, common name the wandering triton or the little frog triton or olive trumpet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.[2][3]
Over the course of time, this species has been named many times:[2]
This species has a wide distribution. It is found in European waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Central and South Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa), in the Indian Ocean (Mozambique, South Africa), along New Zealand, in the Caribbean Sea (along Colombia) and in the South Western Pacific (not in Galápagos) .[2][4][5][6]
The shell size of Ranella olearium varies between 90 mm and 240 mm.[4][7] It is a highly variable species. Usually these large shells are elongated, thick and sturdy, with rounded whorls and with tubercles more or less developed on some sutures. The mouth is large and has a rounded section. The siphonal channel is moderately long and the lip bears many teeth, often double, arranged along the polished, white or brown edge. The external surface of the shell is brown ocher, with clearer tubercles and other protruding parts. The inner surface and the columella are white. In the living individual the shell is commonly covered with an outer velvety layer.[8]
These outer shelf-upper bathyal sea snails live on sandy or muddy bottoms. They have been recorded at a minimum depth of 100 m. and at a maximum depth of about 280 m.[7][6][9]
Ranella olearium, common name the wandering triton or the little frog triton or olive trumpet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Ranella olearium es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Ranellidae en el orden de los Littorinimorpha.
Esta especie está distribuida en el Mar Mediterráneo, el Océano Atlántico central y meridional (Cabo Verde, África Oriental), el Océano Índico (Mozambique, Sudáfrica), Nueva Zelanda, el Mar Caribe (costa de Colombia).
Ranella olearium es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Ranellidae en el orden de los Littorinimorpha.
Ranella olearium is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Ranellidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1758 door Linnaeus.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesRanella olearium é uma espécie de gastrópode da família Ranellidae.
Está distribuída no Mar Mediterrâneo, Oceano Atlântico central e meridional (Cabo Verde, África Oriental), Oceano Índico (Moçambique, África do Sul), Nova Zelândia, Mar do Caribe (costa de Colômbia).
Ranella olearium é uma espécie de gastrópode da família Ranellidae.
Está distribuída no Mar Mediterrâneo, Oceano Atlântico central e meridional (Cabo Verde, África Oriental), Oceano Índico (Moçambique, África do Sul), Nova Zelândia, Mar do Caribe (costa de Colômbia).