Lotoria
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Lotoria is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The triangular whorls are coronated. The aperture is longer than the spire. The outer lip is dentated internally.
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Marquesas Islands and Australia (Queensland)
Species
Species within the genus Lotoria include:
- Lotoria armata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
- Lotoria grandimaculata (Reeve, 1844)
- Lotoria lotoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811)
Synonyms
- Lotoria perryi (Emerson & Old, 1963): synonym of Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811)
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