Thaisella chocolata

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Thaisella chocolata
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 chocolatumDuclos, 1832
  • Purpura lefevreiLesson, 1840
  • Stramonita chocolata(Duclos, 1832)
  • Thais chocolata(Duclos, 1832)

Thaisella chocolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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