Tectus elatus

Tectus elatus
View of a shell of Tectus elatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Tectus
Species: T. elatus
Binomial name
Tectus elatus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms

Tectus (Rochia) conus elatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822

Tectus elatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Tectus elatus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567233 on 2012-09-01
  2. Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4-19. (July 2004)

External links

External identifiers for Tectus elatus
WoRMS 567233
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