Charonia tritonis, commonly called the Triton's trumpet, giant triton or pu, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the triton family Charoniidae. Reaching up to two feet in shell length, it is one of the biggest mollusks found on the coral reef.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Charonia tritonis
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1. SeaLifeBase: Charonia tritonis
SeaLifeBaseBiologyQuote, Biology
Feeds on sea stars and sea urchins, including crown-of-thorns starfish (Ref. 122680 ).
2. Charonia tritonis (Wikipedia)
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Charonia tritonis, common name the Triton's trumpet, the giant triton or pū is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Charoniidae, the tritons.
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Charonia tritonis, common name the Triton's trumpet, the giant triton or pū is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Charoniidae, the tritons.
View the Source3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Charonia tritonis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Charonia tritonis"
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