Tricornis oldi

Tricornis oldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Tricornis
Species: T. oldi
Binomial name
Tricornis oldi
Emerson, 1965
Synonyms[1]

Strombus oldi Emerson, 1965

Tricornis oldi, common name : Old's 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 80 mm and 150 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Arabian Sea along Oman, and in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.

References

  1. 1 2 Tricornis oldi Emerson, 1965. Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis oldi (Emerson, 1965). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531849 on 20 February 2011.
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