Gelagna succincta explained

Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea.
Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida.
Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles.

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.^[1]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[1]

Further reading

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

External links

• Gastropods.com ; Cymatium (Gelagna) succinctum; accessed : 7 November 2010

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. .