Biology:Terestrombus fragilis

From HandWiki
Revision as of 10:43, 26 April 2022 by imported>Wikisleeper (fix)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of gastropod

Terestrombus fragilis
Terestrombus fragilis 01.jpg
Terestrombus fragilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Terestrombus
Species:
T. fragilis
Binomial name
Terestrombus fragilis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Lambis fragilis Röding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Strombus bulbulus Sowerby II, 1842
  • Strombus dubius Swainson, 1823

Terestrombus fragilis, common name : the Fragile Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the western and central part of the Pacific Ocean and along the Philippines .

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7702308 entry