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Giant Triton Snail

Charonia tritonis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 9, February 8, March 10, April 6, May 5, June 4, July 6, August 5, September 5, October 6, November 7, December 9.
United States94
Hawaii81
Australia8
Queensland7
Indonesia5
Taiwan4
Japan3
Okinawa Prefecture3
China2
Taiwan Province2

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyCharoniid Triton Snails · Charoniidae
GenusCharonia

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