Trochus tentorium explained

Trochus tentorium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

It differs from Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 in being obviously longitudinally plicate, especially on the lower part of each whorl.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

• Tanzania
• the Philippines
• Fiji Islands

References

• Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1–524.

External links

• Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
• GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochus tentorium Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216350 on 2022-10-29
2. Williams. S. T.. Karube. S.. Ozawa. T.. Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta. 2008. 37. 5. 483–506. 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x.
3. https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia