Murex trapa Röding, 1798 Murex trapa, is also known as rare-spined murex(common name) , is a type of sea snail belonging to the Muricidae family, commonly referred to as rock snails. Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy Classification Murex trapa Description : Shell Morphology: Soft Body Anatomy: Habitat and Ecology: Reproduction …
Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798) Neverita didyma, also known as the bladder moon snail , moon shell or by its more popular synonym, Natica didyma belongs to the family Naticidae and is a predatory sea snail found in marine environments. Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy Classification Neverita didyma Description …
Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) Volegalea cochlidium, also known as the spiral melongena or by its more popular synonym, hemifusus pugilinus, is a type of sizable sea snail belonging to the marine gastropod mollusk family Melongenidae, which includes the crown conches and similar species. Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy …
Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758) Lambis lambis, also known as the common spider conch or scorpion conch, is a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae (true conchs). Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy Classification Lambis lambis Description : Shell Morphology: Soft Body: Habitat and Ecology: …
Turbinella pyrum (Linnaeus, 1767) Turbinella pyrum, commonly referred to as the chank shell, sacred chank, simply conch, or by its more popular synonym Xancus pyrum, is a type of large sea snail found in the Indian Ocean. It belongs to the family Turbinellidae and possesses both gills and an operculum. It is also known as the …
Chicoreus virgineus (Röding, 1798) Chicoreus virgineus, also known as the virgin murex, is a type of marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Muricidae, which includes the murex snails or rock snails. Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy Classification Chicoreus virgineus Description : Shell Morphology: Anatomy: Habitat and Distribution: …
Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758) Laevistrombus canarium, also known as the dog conch or by its more popular synonym, Strombus canarium, is a type of sea snail that is edible. A true conch is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Strombidae. Current Status of Name :This name is currently accepted taxonomically. Rank : Species Environment : Marine Taxonomy Classification …