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Terestrombus fragilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Family:
Strombidae
Genus:
Terestrombus
Species:
T. fragilis
Binomial name
Terestrombus fragilis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis fragilis Röding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Strombus bulbulus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
  • Strombus dubius Swainson, 1823

Terestrombus fragilis, common name : the Fragile 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 25 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the western and central part of the Pacific Ocean and along the Philippines.

.==References==

  1. ^ a b Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) Bouchet, P. (2010). Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531864 on 29 March 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

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