Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Raphitomidae Scientific name Eucyclotoma trivaricosa | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Eucyclotoma Rank Species | |
Eucyclotoma trivaricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
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Description
The size of the mollusks shell reaches up to 60 mm in length and is dirty yellowish white in color. The shell is coarsely ribbed and contains growth lines.
Distribution
This particular species of marine mollusk is found throughout the Mediterranean sea from England to Portugal. It only has one kidney, a single pair of gills and a single auricle in the heart.
Related species
There are 14 other types of species related to the Eucyclotoma.
References
Eucyclotoma trivaricosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA