Rochia magnifica

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Rochia magnifica
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Side view of a shell of Rochia magnifica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Rochia
Species:
R. magnifica
Binomial name
Rochia magnifica
(Poppe, 2004) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tectus magnificusPoppe, 2004
  • Trochus magnificus(Poppe, 2004)

Rochia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae. [2]

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Seashell Rochia magnifica Seashell Tectus magnificus.jpg
Seashell Rochia magnifica

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Philippines.

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References

  1. Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 4–19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. 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