Tricornis oldi

Tricornis oldi, common name: Old's Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Tricornis oldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Tricornis
Species:
T. oldi
Binomial name
Tricornis oldi
(Emerson, 1965)
Synonyms

Strombus oldi Emerson, 1965

Description

The shell size varies between 80 mm and 150 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Arabian Sea along Oman, and in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.

References

  1. Tricornis oldi Emerson, 1965. Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis oldi (Emerson, 1965). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531849 on 20 February 2011 .
  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
  • "Tricornis oldi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 March 2011.


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