Ranularia gutturnia (Röding, 1798)
Narrow necked triton,
50.25mm
Ranularia gutturnia is
rare in the Marshalls. We
have seen only four living specimens and several empty shells, mostly in lagoon
Halimeda patches at depths of 6 to 8m. The first three photos show
the first living specimen, observed on 20 September 2009.
The second living specimen was
found on 8 April 2012, also in a lagoon Halimeda patch.
A young individual observed in
an algae patch on a sandy Kwajalein lagoon slope on 24 July 2016.
Created 5 August 2010
Updated 14 March 2020
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