Tricornis oldi
Appearance
Tricornis oldi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Tricornis |
Species: | T. oldi
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Binomial name | |
Tricornis oldi (Emerson, 1965)
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Synonyms | |
Strombus oldi Emerson, 1965 |
Tricornis oldi, common name: Old's Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 80 mm and 150 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Arabian Sea along Oman, and in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.
References
[edit]- ^ Tricornis oldi Emerson, 1965. Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis oldi (Emerson, 1965). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531849 on 20 February 2011 .
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
External links
[edit]- "Tricornis oldi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 March 2011.