Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Pleuroploca Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Fasciolariidae Scientific name Pleuroploca persica Rank Species | |
Persian horse conch
The Persian horse conch, Pleuroploca persica, is a species of very large predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
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Distribution
This species is found in Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. [1]
References
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