Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Triton's Trumpet
Charonia tritonis
Triton's Trumpet
Category: Triton Shells
Scientific Name: Charonia tritonis
Size: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Charoniidae (Family) Triton Shells
    └Charonia (Genus)
     └C. tritonis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 141102🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121741🔗

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