Murex / Charonia (Large Triton Snails) [Charonia]

Murex / Charonia (Large Triton Snails)
Description

Large Triton snails are powerful-looking predators with thick, sculpted shells that can be hard to miss on rocky reefs. Divers may encounter them slowly moving along the seafloor, sometimes partially hidden, as they hunt for prey.

Species
Giant Triton
Giant Triton

Charonia tritonis

Knobbed Triton
Knobbed Triton

Charonia lampas

Marylenae Triton

Charonia marylenae

Seguenzae Triton
Seguenzae Triton

Charonia seguenzae

Thiagni Triton

Charonia thiagni

Atlantic Triton
Atlantic Triton

Charonia variegata

Taxonomy
Phylum Molluscs
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Periwinkles & Their Relatives
Littorinimorpha
Family Charoniidae
Charoniidae
Statistics
  • Species 6