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Triton elegans

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Triton elegans was named by Gray (1834) [assigned to the subgenus Triton (Pusio) fide Grant and Gale 1931]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cantharus elegans by Dall (1909), Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Triton elegans Gray p. 600 figs. Pl. 25, Fig. 2
1909Cantharus elegans Dall p. 213
1931Cantharus elegans Grant, IV and Gale p. 648

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyCymatiinaeIredale 1913
genusTritonGistel 1848
specieselegansGray 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Triton elegans Gray 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2006-11-12 08:19:29
Modified: 2006-11-12 10:19:29
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available