Tuberculara Gyre Triton
Gyrineum natator
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A predatory triton snail, the gyre triton hunts other invertebrates along the lower reaches of rocky shores and into the subtidal. In Hong Kong it has turned up clinging to the ceilings and walls of submarine caves, hidden away from the open reef.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cymatiidae › Gyrineum
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 476506.
FAQ
- Is the Tuberculara Gyre Triton dangerous to divers?
- The Tuberculara Gyre Triton is harmless to divers.