Lotoria triangularis explained

Lotoria triangularis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 142 mm.

Distribution

This species of marine snail lives in the Indo-Pacific oceans, mainly off India, Sri Lanka and in the Andaman Sea.

References

• Parth, M. (2017). Seashells and Chinese snuff bottles. The collection Manfred Parth. München: Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil. 288 pp.

External links

• Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls
• Emerson W.K. & Old W.E. (1963). A new subgenus and species of Cymatium (Mollusca, Gastropoda). American Museum Novitates. 2137: 1-13
• Gastropods.com (archived)
• Image at: http://www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Cymatium+perryi+Emerson+%26+Old%2C+1963

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332344 on 2023-07-27