long-neck triton
Ranularia gutturnia
- Usual depth1–79 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Ranularia gutturnia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ranularia gutturnia”, 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: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–79 m · Deepest record: 78.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- long-neck triton
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ツブリボラ
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Ranularia) gutturnia, Cymatium gutturnium, Monoplex formosus, Murex clavator, Ranularia clavator, Ranularia labiata, Ranularia longirostra, Ranularia pseudopyrum, Triton (Ranularia) pseudopyrum, Tritonium macrourum, Tudicla gutturnia
Similar species
- bent-neck triton
Ranularia caudata
- Dog-head Triton
Ranularia cynocephala
- 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).
- 105 open-data records from 1906 to 1988.
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