Terestrombus fragilis
| Terestrombus fragilis | |
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| Terestrombus fragilis Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) of Niccolò Gualtieri. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Terestrombus |
| Species: | T. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Terestrombus fragilis, common name : the Fragile Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the western and central part of the Pacific Ocean and along the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) Bouchet, P. (2010). Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531864 on 29 March 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
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