Trochus maculatus
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| Trochus maculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochinae |
| Genus: | Trochus |
| Species: | T. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trochus verrucosus Gmelin, 1791 | |
Trochus maculatus, common name the maculated top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
Distribution
T. maculatus is endemic to the Indo-Pacific ocean.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 30.
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