Tectus magnificus

Tectus magnificus
Side view of a shell of Tectus magnificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Tectus
Species: T. magnificus
Binomial name
Tectus magnificus
Poppe, 2004[1]

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Philippines.

References

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