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Family
Ranellidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII
Gutturnium muricinum
PURPLE-MOUTHED TRITON
Fairly common under stones in shallow water. Color variable, aperture
purple, siphonal canal long and tubular. Attains 2.5 inches.
Tropics worldwide. Formerly known as Cymatium muricinum. |
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