Triton's trumpet

Charonia tritonis

''Charonia tritonis'', common name the Triton's trumpet or the giant triton, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons. Reaching up to two feet in shell length this is one of the biggest mollusks in the coral reef.
Feeding on Blue Sea Star Triton's Trumpet - Charonia tritonis, large in size, around 30 cm, is a predatory Sea Snail and feeds on Sea Starts including Crown of Thorns. Charonia tritonis,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Shell,Sipadan,Triton,Triton's Trumpet,sabah

Distribution

This species is found throughout the Indo-Pacific Oceans, Red Sea included.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyRanellidae
GenusCharonia
SpeciesC. tritonis
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia