Gyrineum pusillum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gyrineum |
| Species: | G. pusillum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyrineum pusillum (Broderip, 1833)
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Gyrineum pusillum, common name the purple gyron triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Aldabra
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gyrineum pusillum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea
External links
[edit]- "Gyrineum pusillum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 March 2012.