''Gutturnium'' is a

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Species

The only species within the genus ''Gutturnium'' is: * ''

Gutturnium muricinum ''Gutturnium muricinum'', common name the knobbly triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Sh ...

'' (Röding, 1798) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Gutturnium gracile'' (Reeve, 1844): synonym of '' Reticutriton pfeifferianus'' (Reeve, 1844)

References

* Connolly, M. (1929). Notes on African non-marine Mollusca, with descriptions of many new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (10) 3 (14): 165-178, pl. 5. London.

External links

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Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. [1852 Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein] Cymatiidae Monotypic gastropod genera {{Cymatiidae-stub