Rochia magnifica
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Rochia magnifica | |
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Side view of a shell of Rochia magnifica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Tegulidae |
Genus: | Rochia |
Species: | R. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Rochia magnifica (Poppe, 2004)[1]
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Rochia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[2]
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 51 mm.
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Distribution
This marine shell occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ^ Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 4–19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia magnifica (Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1554973 on 2022-08-20
- Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4–19.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rochia magnifica.
- "Tectus magnificus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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