Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Short-neck triton
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Short-neck triton

Gutturnium muricinum

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 220950, checked 2026-10-31).

English
Short-neck triton
Scientific
Gutturnium muricinum
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Sea snails
Family
Cymatiidae (tritons)
Depth and habitat
Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 28 m
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A small triton with a knobby, ridged shell and a thick, white, flared lip. It lives on reef flats and in seagrass.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=9); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 4 observers).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.