Lotoria triangularis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332344 on 2023-07-27 shell of Lotoria triangularis is robust and can reach a maximum length of 142 mm. the shell features a turreted, fusiform shape with prominent varices. The whorls are typically triangular in cross-section—a feature that gives the species its name—and are often coronated with blunt tubercles or spines.
The aperture is notably longer than the spire, with an outer lip that is heavily dentated internally. In its natural state, the shell is covered by a periostracum, a fibrous, hair-like outer layer that protects the calcium carbonate shell from erosion.
Description
The length of the shell attains 142 mm. Distribution This species of marine snail occurs in the Indo-Pacific ocean, mainly off India, Sri Lanka and in the Andaman Sea.
References
Parth, M. (2017). Seashells and Chinese snuff bottles. The collection Manfred Parth. München: Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil. 288 pp.
External links Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls Emerson W.K. & Old W.E. (1963). A new subgenus and species of Cymatium (Mollusca, Gastropoda). American Museum Novitates. 2137: 1-13 Gastropods.com (archived) Image at: