Thais nodosa

Thais nodosa
Thais nodosa (Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1843. Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Thais
Species:	T. nodosa
Binomial name
Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Murex fucusGmelin, 1791 Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767 Nerita nodosa Linnaeus, 1758 Purpura ascensionisBlainville, 1832 Purpura neritoides Lamarck, 1822 Thais lena Röding, 1798 Thais meretricula Röding, 1798 Thais nodosa(Linnaeus, 1758) Purpura nodosa Linnaeus, 1758

Thais nodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm (1.8 in).

Distribution

Inhabits rocky shores of Brazil and western Africa, (Cape Verde). ^[2]

References

1. Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
2. Abbot and Dance, 1986. Compendium of Seashells