Thais nodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Thais nodosa (Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1843. Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals) | |
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Description edit
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The length of the shell attains 45 mm (1.8 in).
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Inhabits rocky shores of Brazil and western Africa, (Cape Verde).[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Abbot and Dance, 1986. Compendium of Seashells
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