Trigonostoma scalare

Trigonostoma scalare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Trigonostoma scalare
Apertural view of shell of Trigonostoma scalare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Trigonostoma
Species:
T. scalare
Binomial name
Trigonostoma scalare
(Gmelin, 1791)

Description

This species attains a size of 24mm.
Sometimes taken in tangle nets, at Bohol

Distribution

Philippines.

References

  1. Trigonostoma scalare (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 September 2010.


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