Terebralia sulcata

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Terebralia sulcata
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A live Terebralia sulcata
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Terebralia
Species:
T. sulcata
Binomial name
Terebralia sulcata
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex sulcatusBorn, 1778 (original combination)
  • Potamides sulcatusBorn, 1778
  • Potamides tenerrimus Schepman, 1895

Terebralia sulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [1]

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Distribution

Malaysia, [2] Vietnam, Red Sea, Madagascar.

Description

Terebralia sulcata shell. Terebralia sulcata 01.JPG
Terebralia sulcata shell.

Ecology

Habitat of Terebralia sulctata are mangroves. Terebralia sulcata habitat.jpg
Habitat of Terebralia sulctata are mangroves.

Terebralia sulctata is a predominantly mangrove-associated species. [3]

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<i>Terebralia palustris</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. Hookham B., Shau-Hwai A. T., Dayrat B. & Hintz W. (2014). "A Baseline Measure of Tree and Gastropod Biodiversity in Replanted and Natural Mangrove Stands in Malaysia: Langkawi Island and Sungai Merbok". Tropical life sciences research 25(1): 1.
  3. Zvonareva, Sofya; Kantor, Yuri; Li, Xinzheng; Britayev, Temir (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies. 54 (1): e39. doi: 10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0 . ISSN   1810-522X. PMC   6661431 . PMID   31966126.

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