Gyrineum perca
Five views of a shell of Gyrineum perca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. perca
Binomial name
Gyrineum perca
(Perry, 1811)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Apollon perca (Perry, 1811)
  • Gyrineum (Biplex) perca (Perry, 1811)
  • Biplex perca Perry, 1811
  • Gyrineum perca edgerleyi Richards, 1933

Gyrineum perca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1] It is more commonly known as the winged triton or the maple leaf triton.[2][1]

A shell of Gyrineum perca

Description

Shells of Gyrineum perca can reach a length of 31–100 millimetres (1.2–3.9 in).[3] These unusual shells are quite flattened, well adapted to laying on a soft substrate, with large flanges close to the outer lips and a blade-like outpouching of the outer shell layer, forming two longitudinal folds (hence the genus name). Shell surface may be whitish, yellowish or pale brown.[4][5]

Distribution

This species is widespread from the Eastern Africa to Japan.[3][6][7]

A shell of Gyrineum perca

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gyrineum perca (Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winged Frog Shell (Biplex perca) - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
  4. ↑ Linsley and Javidpour Gastropod episodic growth Biodiversity Library, pg. 157
  5. ↑ Univalves Biodiversity Library
  6. ↑ Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  7. ↑ GBIF
  • Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn., R. N. 2003. Marine molluscs of Vietnam. Annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 28: 1-300
  • Good image from jaxshells at:

Bibliography

  • Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers. comm.
  • B. Wilson - Australian Marine Shells Part 1
  • F Springsteen, F. M. Leobrera - Shells of the Philippines
  • G. T. Poppe - Philippine Marine Molluscs Vol. 1
  • Ngoc-Thach Nguyên - Shells of Vietnam
  • Thomas Henning and Jens Hennens - Ranellidae and Personidae of the World
  • Yoichiro Hirase - Shells of Japan
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