Biology:Persian horse conch
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| Persian horse conch | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Species: | P. persica
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| Pleuroploca persica Reeve, 1847
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The Persian horse conch, Pleuroploca persica, is a species of very large predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
Distribution
This species is found in Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. [1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7170243 entry
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