Gyrineum pusillum explained

Gyrineum pusillum, common name the purple gyron triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Aldabra

References

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea