Trochus ferreirai

Trochus ferreirai
Trochus ferreirai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Trochus
Species: T. ferreirai
Binomial name
Trochus ferreirai
Bozzetti, 1996
Synonyms[1]
  • Clanculus nodulosus A. Adams, 1855

Trochus ferreirai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594203 on 2012-11-23

External links

External identifiers for Trochus ferreirai
WoRMS 594203
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