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Concholepas Concholepas Hemocyanin
''Concholepas'' is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock shells.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Concholepas Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395240 on 2020-09-03 Species Species within the genus ''Concholepas'' include: * ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Jean Guillaume Bruguière, Bruguière, 1789) ;Synonyms: * ''Concholepas (Coralliobia)'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of ''Coralliobia'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 * ''Concholepas (Coralliobia) fimbriata'' A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Coralliophila fimbriata'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Concholepas cuvieri'' Deshayes, 1853: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas decipiens'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concholepas Concholepas
''Concholepas concholepas'', the Chilean abalone, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. Despite the superficial resemblance, ''C. concholepas'' is not a true abalone (a species in the family Haliotidae), but a member of the family Muricidae, also known as murex snails or rock snails. This species is native to the coasts of Chile and Peru, where it is called ''loco'' (Chilean Spanish a loanword from Mapudungun) or ''pata de burro'' and ''chanque'' (Peruvian Spanish). Due to overfishing, the harvesting of this species in Chile has been limited by law since 1989. Shell description ''Concholepas concholepas'' has a thick, slightly oval, and white-brown to purple-grey shell. Its very few whorls makes it resemble a Phrygian cap in shape. The outer surface of the shell shows strong lamellose ribs of which are both radial and circular-concentric. The shell is shaped almost like that of an abalone, with a very large aperture compared to other muricids. A ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
