species: Syrinx aruanus in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Syrinx aruanus

©Juan Azofeifa Solano: Syrinx aruanus on a sand flat near Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group, exposed by a very low tide.

©Teresa Bednarek: Syrinx aruanus on a sand flat near Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group, exposed by a very low tide.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Mollusca

Class Gastropoda

Order Neogastropoda

Family Turbinellidae

Genus Syrinx

Species Syrinx aruanus

Distinguishing features

A very large, distinctive gastropod that is rarely seen at Lizard Island.