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Pleuroploca
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * '' Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * '' Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * '' Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * '' Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * '' Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * '' Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * '' Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into ...
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Pleuroploca Lischkeana
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * '' Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * '' Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * '' Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * '' Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * '' Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into syno ...
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Pleuroploca Abbasi
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * '' Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * '' Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into synonym ...
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Pleuroploca Purpurea
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * ''Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * '' Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into synonymy ...
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Pleuroploca Ponderosa
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * ''Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * ''Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into synonymy: ...
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Pleuroploca Effendyi
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * ''Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * ''Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into synonymy: ...
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Pleuroploca Audouini
''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25 Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' : * '' Pleuroploca abbasi'' Thach, 2021 * '' Pleuroploca audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca clava'' (Jonas, 1846) * '' Pleuroploca effendyi'' Dharma, 2021 * ''Pleuroploca granosa'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Pleuroploca lischkeana'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Pleuroploca ponderosa'' (Jonas, 1850) * '' Pleuroploca purpurea'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Species brought into synony ...
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Pleuroploca Trapezium
''Pleuroploca trapezium'', common name : the trapezium horse conch or striped fox conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. This species is sought after for food but also to be used as a trumpet when the tip of the spire is cut off. Subspecies and formae * Subspecies ''Pleuroploca trapezium audouini'' (Jonas, 1846) * Forma ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' f. ''intermedia'' (Kobelt, 1875) * Forma ''Pleuroploca trapezium'' f. ''paeteli'' ( Strebel, 1911) Description The golden brown shell is solid and heavy. Its shell size varies between 85 mm and 250 mm with a common length of 200 mm. The spire is of moderate length. The apex is usually eroded. The sutures are constricted. The shoulders on the whorls are covered with spiral rows of slightly pointed strong nodules. The surface is covered with fine, brown, incised spiral lines, mainly in pairs. The outer lip is dentate ...
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Pleuroploca Clava
''Pleuroploca clava'', the Persian horse conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description Distribution This species occurs in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th .... References Fasciolariidae Gastropods described in 1846 {{Fasciolariidae-stub ...
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. The family Fasciolariidae probably appeared about 110 million years ago during the Cretaceous Distribution The recent species inhabit tropical to temperate waters. Description The shells are usually reddish in color and have a moderate to large size, reaching a height between 1.0 and 60 cm. The shells are spindle-shaped and biconic. The Spire (mollusc), spire is elongated. The siphonal canal is well developed and is long to moderately long. The columella varies between a smooth appearance and showing spiral folds. The horny Operculum (gastropod), operculum has an oval shape. Their radula is characteristic with narrow central teeth with three cusps. The wide lateral teeth show numerous ctenoid (= comblike) cusps. Snails in the family Fasciolariidae are carnivorou ...
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Pleuroploca Granosa
''Pleuroploca granosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ..., the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description Distribution References Fasciolariidae Gastropods described in 1832 Taxa named by William Broderip {{Fasciolariidae-stub ...
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Pleuroploca Lyonsi
''Pleuroploca lyonsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description The length attains 140.6 mm Distribution This marine species occurs off Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ..... References External links * Fasciolariidae Gastropods described in 2008 {{Fasciolariidae-stub ...
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Triplofusus Papillosus
''Triplofusus giganteus'', previously known as ''Pleuroploca gigantea'', common name the Florida horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, tulip snails and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2018). ''Triplofusus giganteus'' (Kiener, 1840). In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420051 on 2021-07-02 Although known as a horse conch, this is not a true conch, as it is not in the family Strombidae. With a shell length that can reach 60 cm, this species is the largest gastropod in United States waters,Leal, J.H. (2002). Gastropods. p. 99-147. In: Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purpos ...
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