About this species
Cymatium ranzanii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cymatium ranzanii”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ranzani's triton
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Cymatium) ranzanii, Triton ranzanii
Similar species
Pustular tritonArgobuccinum pustulosum
Parkinson's SassiaAustrosassia parkinsonia
Spengler's Triton SnailCabestana spengleri
Shouldered Triton SnailCabestana tabulata
Verrucose Triton SnailCymatiella verrucosa
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 24 open-data records from 1963 to 1972.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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