''Lotoria'' is a
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predatory
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* '' ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Lotoria'' include:
* ''
Lotoria armata''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
* ''
Lotoria grandimaculata
''Lotoria grandimaculata'', common name : the large spotted triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 132 mm
Distribution
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''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Lotoria lotoria
''Lotoria lotoria'', common name the black-spotted snail or washing bath triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. This species was previously known as ''Cymatium lotorium''.
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''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Lotoria perryi''
(Emerson & Old, 1963)
References
External links
Emerson W.K. & Old W.E. (1963). A new subgenus and species of Cymatium (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ''American Museum Novitates''. 2137: 1-13.
Cymatiidae
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