Biology:Thais nodosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Thais nodosa
Purpura neritoidea conchologia iconica LA Reeve Pl III.jpg
Thais nodosa (Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1843. Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Thais
Subgenus:
Thais
Species:
T. nodosa
Binomial name
Thais nodosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex fucus Gmelin, 1791
  • Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Nerita nodosa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Purpura ascensionis Blainville, 1832
  • Purpura neritoides Lamarck, 1822
  • Thais lena Röding, 1798
  • Thais meretricula Röding, 1798
  • Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Purpura nodosaLinnaeus, 1758

Thais nodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Thais nodosa 01.jpg

Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

Inhabits rocky shores of Brazil and western Africa, (Cape Verde).[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Abbot and Dance, 1986. Compendium of Seashells

Wikidata ☰ Q3141703 entry





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