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Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) Little frog triton |
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| Family: | Buccinidae (buccinum whelks) | |||
| Max. size: | 20.5 cm DL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 100 - 800 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Maximum depth from Ref. 106831. Outer shelf-upper bathyal species (Ref. 106069). Found on hard bottom (Ref. 106069) and exposed sandy beach (Ref. 84279). Ranellinae are generalist predators, feeding on echinoderms, ascidians and polychaetes (Ref. 87385) | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LR/nt); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Known from northern Argentinian continental shelf (Ref. 106832). C: Ref. 106832 | |||