Biology:Tectus tentorium
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of a shell of Tectus tentorium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Tegulidae |
| Genus: | Tectus |
| Species: | T. tentorium
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Tectus tentorium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[2][3]
Description
It differs from Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 in being obviously longitudinally plicate, especially on the lower part of each whorl.[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Tanzania
- the Philippines
- Fiji Islands
References
- ↑ Gmelin, J. F. [1791]. Caroli a Linné, systema naturae. Tom. I. Pars VI. - pp. 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Tectus tentorium (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580119 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ Williams, S. T.; Karube, S.; Ozawa, T. (2008). "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37 (5): 483–506. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x.
- ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7692880 entry
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