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Australian Triton
Ranella australasia
Ranella australasia is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. This species is native to Australia and New Zealand where it is widespread, as well as Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
A closely related species, Ranella gemmifera, formerly known as Ranella australasia gemmifera, is native to South Africa.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 353738.