Tibia curta, common name the Indian tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1] This species occurs in southern India.

Tibia curta
A dorsal view of a shell of Tibia curta.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rostellariidae
Genus: Tibia
Species:
T. curta
Binomial name
Tibia curta
Synonyms

Rostellaria curta G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination)

Description

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Common Size 150 mm, but the size of the shell varies between 120 mm and 185 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from the Persian Gulf to the Bay of Bengal

References

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  1. ^ Tibia curta (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on WoRMS (2012). Tibia curta (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532203 on 11 October 2012.
  • Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131–164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
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  • "Tibia (Tibia) insulaechorab curta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.