Argobuccinum
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Argobuccinum is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Ranellidae
, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ranellidae
Ranellidae
Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Subfamilies:...
, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
Species
Species within the genus Argobuccinum include:- Argobuccinum proditorArgobuccinum proditorArgobuccinum proditor is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.- Subspecies :* Argobuccinum proditor proditor...
- Argobuccinum pustulosumArgobuccinum pustulosumArgobuccinum pustulosum, common name the pustular triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
- Argobuccinum ranelliformeArgobuccinum ranelliformeArgobuccinum ranelliforme is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
- Argobuccinum retiolum
- Argobuccinum tristanenseArgobuccinum tristanenseArgobuccinum tristanense is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
- Argobuccinum tumidumArgobuccinum tumidumArgobuccinum tumidum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Shell description:The large swollen shell of this species has prominent varices.-References:...