Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Thais chocolata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Rapaninae Rank Species | |
Similar Thais, Aulacomya, Stramonita, Chorus giganteus, Tegula atra | ||
Thais chocolata, common name locate in Spanish, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.
This species is endemic to the west coast of South America: (Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The snail is found in the intertidal zone and is quite common on rocky shores, both in sheltered waters and on the open coast.
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