''Argobuccinum pustulosum'',
common name
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the pustular triton, is a
species
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of
predatory
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sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* ' ...
.
Description
The large swollen shell of this species has prominent
varices
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.
The maximum recorded
shell
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length of the synonym ''Argobuccinum proditor tristanense'' is 80 mm.
[Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. .]
Minimum recorded depth of the synonym ''Argobuccinum proditor tristanense'' is 0 m.
Maximum recorded depth is 280 m.
References
Cymatiidae
Gastropods described in 1786
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