Tritonoranella latitudo


Tritonoranella latitudo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. Species within the Bursidae family are often characterized by their globose, heavily sculptured shells, which provide defense against predators and are key diagnostic features for taxonomic classification.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 75 mm and 95 mm.

Classification

Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Genus: Tritonoranella Species: Tritonoranella latitudo

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, in the East China Sea and off South Queensland, Australia and the Philippines