Thais nodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Thais nodosa | |
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Thais nodosa (Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1843. Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Thais |
Species: | T. nodosa
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Binomial name | |
Thais nodosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Description
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The length of the shell attains 45 mm (1.8 in).
Distribution
editInhabits rocky shores of Brazil and western Africa, (Cape Verde).[2]
References
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- ^ a b Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Abbot and Dance, 1986. Compendium of Seashells