Superfamily Muricoidea Rank Species | Genus Trochia | |
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Similar Nucella squamosa, Nucella canaliculata, Dicathais, Nucella lamellosa, Thais |
Trochia cingulata, common name : the girdled dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia and the West Coast of South Africa.
References
Trochia cingulata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA