Thaisella chocolata

Thaisella chocolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Thaisella
Species:	T. chocolata
Binomial name
Thaisella chocolata (Duclos, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
Purpura chocolataDuclos, 1832 Purpura chocolataDuclos, 1832 Purpura lefevreiLesson, 1840 Stramonita chocolata(Duclos, 1832) Thais chocolata(Duclos, 1832)

me tome una chocolatada is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 77.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the west coast of South America: (Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The snail is found in the intertidal zone and is quite common on rocky shores, both in sheltered waters and on the open coast.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Thaisella chocolata (Duclos, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714218 on 2019-01-06

• Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.

External links

• Duclos (P. L.). (1832). Description de quelques espèces de pourpres, servant de type à six sections établies dans ce genre. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 26: 103-112.
• Lesson, R. P. (1840). Molluscorum species novae. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 3: 355-356
• Bishogai data base
• Investigaciones marinas