Triton's Trumpet

Charonia tritonis

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Max Depth

40 m

Description

Charonia tritonis is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons. Reaching up to two feet (or 60 cm) in shell length this is one of the biggest mollusks in the coral reef. Other names: Giant Triton or Giant Triton Snail. Description It has a distinctive... Read more in Seabook

Locations

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Colors

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Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef