Tectus elatus
Tectus elatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1][2]
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| View of a shell of Tectus elatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Tegulidae |
| Genus: | Tectus |
| Species: | T. elatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tectus elatus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tectus (Rochia) conus elatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm. It generally weighs 20-50 grams, and in some rare cases nearly 100 grams.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, though some cases have been reported in the Bikini Atoll.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Tectus elatus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567233 on 2012-09-01
- Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4-19. (July 2004)
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Tectus (Rochia) conus elatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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