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Tectus tentorium (Gmelin 1791)

Trochus tentorium

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Trochus 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]

References

  1. ^ Gmelin, J. F. [1791]. Caroli a Linné, systema naturae. Tom. I. Pars VI. - pp. 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
  2. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochus tentorium Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216350 on 2022-10-29
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1–524.

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Trochus tentorium: Brief Summary

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Trochus tentorium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

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