Tricornis tricornis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Tricornis tricornis

Two shells of Tricornis tricornis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
Family:  | Strombidae
Genus:  | Tricornis
Species:  |

T. tricornis

Binomial name
Tricornis tricornis

(Lightfoot, 1786)

Synonyms

* Lambis curruca Röding, 1798
* Strombus (Tricornis) indecoratus Lorenz & Wiese, 1990
* Strombus orientalis Duclos in Chenu, 1844
* Strombus pertinax Duclos in Chenu, 1844
* Strombus tricornis Lightfoot, 1786 (basionym)

Tricornis tricornis, common name the three-cornered conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The shell size varies between 65 mm and 170 mm.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean off Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia.

## References

1. ↑ Tricornis tricornis (Humphrey, 1786). Bouchet, P. (2010). Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531848 on 25 February 2011 .

* Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.

## External links

* "Tricornis tricornis tricornis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_1338.shtml.

Wikidata ☰ Q7841302 entry

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