Siphonaria gigas
Siphonaria gigas, common name the giant false limpet, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[1]
| Siphonaria gigas | |
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| Five views of a shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Siphonariida |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. gigas |
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| Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
 Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825  Apertural view of shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825  Profile view of shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 84 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Acapulco, Mexico, to Northern Peru; off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 August 2011.
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