Biology:Lophioturris indica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Species: | L. indica
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Lophioturris indica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
There is one subspecies : Lophiotoma indica queenslandica Olivera, 2004
Distribution
It is native to the Mascarene basin of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lophiotoma indica (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2016.
- ↑ Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia 26 (7): 282–288. http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?pid=S0378-18442001000700003&script=sci_arttext.
Wikidata ☰ Q3715751 entry
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