Thaisella chocolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Thaisella
Species:
T. chocolata
Binomial name
Thaisella chocolata
(Duclos, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura chocolata Duclos, 1832
  • Purpura chocolatum Duclos, 1832
  • Purpura lefevrei Lesson, 1840
  • Stramonita chocolata (Duclos, 1832)
  • Thais chocolata (Duclos, 1832)

Thaisella chocolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 77.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the west coast of South America: (Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The snail is found in the intertidal zone and is quite common on rocky shores, both in sheltered waters and on the open coast.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Thaisella chocolata (Duclos, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714218 on 2019-01-06
  • Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
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