dcsimg
Image of Tegula picta McLean 1970
Creatures » » Animal » » Molluscs » Snails » » Tegulidae »

Tegula picta McLean 1970

Tegula picta

provided by wikipedia EN

Tegula picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1][2]

Description

The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The height of the shell is 18.5 mm, its diameter 20.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Ecuador to Peru.

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2012). Tegula picta McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575635 on 2012-09-01
  2. ^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Tegula picta: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Tegula picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN