Priotrochus obscurus
| Priotrochus obscurus |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: |
Trochoidea |
| Family: |
Trochidae |
| Subfamily: |
Cantharidinae |
| Genus: |
Priotrochus |
| Species: |
P. obscurus |
| Binomial name |
Priotrochus obscurus
(W. Wood, 1828) |
| Synonyms[1] |
- Monilea obscura (Wood, 1828)
- Monodonta obscura (Wood, 1828)
- Priotrochus sepulchralis Melvill, J.C., 1899
- Trochus lineolatus Bianconi, J.J., 1865
- Trochus nabateus Issel, A., 1869
- Trochus obscurus Wood, 1828 (basionym)
- Trochus signatus Jonas, J.H., 1844
- Turbo trochoides Reeve, L.A., 1848
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Priotrochus obscurus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 20 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and Durban, South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Priotrochus obscurus (Wood, 1828). Bouchet, P. (2010). Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546929 on 13 March 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
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