Terebralia sulcata

Terebralia sulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]

Terebralia sulcata
A live Terebralia sulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Potamididae
Genus:
Terebralia
Species:
T. sulcata
Binomial name
Terebralia sulcata
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
  • Potamides sulcatus Born, 1778
  • Potamides tenerrimus Schepman, 1895

Distribution

Malaysia,[2] Vietnam, Red Sea, Madagascar.

Description
Terebralia sulcata shell.

Ecology
Habitat of Terebralia sulctata are mangroves.

Terebralia sulctata is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[3]

References
  1. Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Hookham B., Shau-Hwai A. T., Dayrat B. & Hintz W. (2014). "A Baseline Measure of Tree and Gastropod Biodiversity in Replanted and Natural Mangrove Stands in Malaysia: Langkawi Island and Sungai Merbok". Tropical life sciences research 25(1): 1.
  3. Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.


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