Thersistrombus thersites

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Thersistrombus thersites
Thersistrombus thersites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Thersistrombus
Species: T. thersites
Binomial name
Thersistrombus thersites
(Swainson, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus ponderosus Philippi, 1842
  • Strombus thersites Swainson, 1823
  • Tricornis thersites Swainson, W.A., 1823

Thersistrombus thersites, common name : the Thersite Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 100 mm and 170 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific Ocean and along the Philippines.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thersistrombus thersites (Swainson, 1823). Kronenberg, G. (2010). Thersistrombus thersites (Swainson, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465410 on 27 June 2010.

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