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| A shell of Charonia tritonis with its operculum in place in the aperture | |
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| Species: | C. tritonis
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| Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Charonia tritonis, common name Triton's trumpet, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Also see Charonia or Triton (mollusk).
Distribution
This species is found throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans.
Human use
The shell is well-known as a decorative object, and is sometimes modified for use as a trumpet (such as the Japanese horagai).
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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