Lotoria lotoria, common name the black-spotted snail or washing bath triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. This species was previously known as Cymatium lotorium.[2]
Fossils from this family date back to the Eocene (age range: from 55.8 to 0.012 million years ago).[3]
Shells of Lotoria lotoria can reach a size of 90–160 millimetres (3.5–6.3 in).[4][5]
This species of marine snail lives in the tropical Indo-Pacific oceans.[5][6]
Lotoria lotoria is quite common in coral reefs in Australia and the Indian Ocean.
Lotoria lotoria, common name the black-spotted snail or washing bath triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. This species was previously known as Cymatium lotorium.
