Tricornis tricornis, common name the three-cornered conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
| Tricornis tricornis | |
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| Two shells of Tricornis tricornis. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Tricornis |
| Species: | T. tricornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 65 mm and 170 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean off Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia.
References edit
- ^ Tricornis tricornis (Humphrey, 1786). Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531848 on 25 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.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tricornis tricornis.
- "Tricornis tricornis tricornis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.