bent-neck triton
Ranularia caudata
- Usual depth35–95 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Ranularia caudata, the bent-neck triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ranularia caudata”, 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 35–95 m · Deepest record: 103.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- bent-neck triton
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オナガガイ
- Thai
- หอยสังข์บิดหางงอ
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Ranularia) caudatum, Murex caudatus, Triton canaliferum, Tritonium varicosum, Tritonocauda caudata
Similar species
- Dog-head Triton
Ranularia cynocephala
- long-neck triton
Ranularia gutturnia
- pear triton
Ranularia pyrum
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).
- 136 open-data records from 1957 to 2006.
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