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Rochia magnifica

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Species of gastropod

Rochia magnifica
Side view of a shell of Rochia magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Rochia
Species: R. magnifica
Binomial name
Rochia magnifica
(Poppe, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Tectus magnificus Poppe, 2004
  • Trochus magnificus (Poppe, 2004)

Rochia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

Seashell Rochia magnifica

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 51 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2013)

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 4–19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia magnifica (Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1554973 on 2022-08-20
  • Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4–19.

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Taxon identifiers
Rochia magnifica
Tectus magnificus


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