Siphonaria gigas
| Siphonaria gigas | |
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| Five views of a shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825  Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825  Apertural view of shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825  Profile view of shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Siphonaria gigas, common name the giant false limpet, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 84 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Acapulco, Mexico, to Northern Peru; off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- ↑ Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 August 2011.
External links
- [http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_8406.shtml Gastropods.com: Siphonaria (Heterosiphonaria) gigas
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