Biology:Trochus ferreirai
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Trochus ferreirai | |
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| Shell of Trochus ferreirai (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Trochus |
| Species: | T. ferreirai
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti, 1996
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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. It is a deposit feeder and grazer.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti, 1996". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594203#attributes.
- Bozzetti, L. (1996). Lopha poppei n. sp. and Trochus ferreirai n. sp. Two new species from Pacific Ocean. World Shells. 16: 65–67.
External links
- Adams, A. (1855). Further contribution towards the natural history of the Trochidae: with the description of a new genus and several new species, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 37-41, pl. 27
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Trochus ferreirai" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_10904.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7844905 entry
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