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
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Thais
Subgenus:	Thais
Species:	T. nodosa
Binomial name
	Thais nodosa; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
	Murex fucus Gmelin, 1791; Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767; Nerita nodosa Linnaeus, 1758; Purpura ascensionis Blainville, 1832; Purpura neritoides Lamarck, 1822; Thais lena Röding, 1798; Thais meretricula Röding, 1798; Thais nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758); Purpura nodosaLinnaeus, 1758;

Thais nodosa 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 45 mm (1.8 in).

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

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

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