Reishia armigera
Appearance
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Species: | R. armigera
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Reishia armigera (Link, 1807)
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Reishia armigera, common name : the belligerent rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105.5 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, the Aldabra Atoll and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan.
References
- ^ a b Reishia armigera (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2011.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
External links
- "Reishia armigera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.