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Thais is a genus consisting of a number of species of medium to large sized (shell length around 3 to 13 cm, depending on the species) gastropods. They go by the common name of rock shell or dog winkles. The shell is generally squat, short-spired, and solid, with a large body whorl. Sculpture varies according to the species, but generally consists of ribs, riblets, nodules, and tubercles. The animals are predatory, living in rocky environments close to shore or in the intertidal zone.
[edit] Species
- Thais coronata (Lamarck, 1822)
- Thais deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822) Deltoid rocksnail
- Thais emarginata
- Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Thais haemastoma canaliculata (J. E. Gray, 1839)
- Thais haemastoma floridana (Conrad, 1837) Florida rocksnail
- Thais haemastoma haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Thais haemastoma haysae Clench, 1927
- Thais kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)
- Thais lamellosa
- Thais lapillus Linnaeus, 1758
- Thais nodosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Thais rustica (Lamarck, 1822) Rustic rocksnail
- Thais speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)
- Thais triangularis (Blainville, 1832)
- Thais trinidadensis M. Smith, 1939
- Thais trinitatensis (Guppy, 1869)
- Thais undata Lamarck
[edit] References
- R. Tucker Abbott, Percy A. Morris, Roger Tory Peterson, (1995), A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, New York (Peterson Field Guide Series)
- Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. (1962) Marine Molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne University Press & The National Museum of Victoria
- ITIS
