Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Madagascar), in the Atlantic Ocean (Gabon, West Africa, Cape Verde) and the Red Sea. Also reported from Brazil and from South-East Florida. Beached shells are rarely known from the East coast of Barbados, Lesser Antilles. Description The shell size varies between 30 mm and 80 mm. The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm. Habitat The minimum recorded depth for this species is 20 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m. References Further reading Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56 Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda External links Gastropods.com ; Cymatium (Gelagna) succinctum; accessed : 7 November 2010 Cymatiidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Molluscs described in 1771 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Indian Ocean Invertebrates of Gabon Invertebrates of Tanzania Fauna of the Red Sea