Tricornis tricornis
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T. tricornis
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Tricornis tricornis, common name the three-cornered 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 65 mm and 170 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean along Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tricornis tricornis (Humphrey, 1786). Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531848 on 25 February 2011.
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
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