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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ranellidae triton shells

Genus: Charonia

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Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Charonia lampas
[Trumpet shell]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Charonia nodifera
[Knobby triton]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Charonia tritonis
[Great triton]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Charonia variegata
[Atlantic triton's trumpet]

Scientific Name Charonia lampas Charonia nodifera Charonia tritonis Charonia variegata	English Name Atlantic triton's trumpet Great triton Knobby triton Trumpet shell	Distribution Atlantic, the Mediterrane Eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific Western Atlantic and the	Max. Length 37.4 DL 39 TL 50 SHL	Year 1758 1816

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