Sabia conica
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| Sabia conica acuta Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 | |
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| Species: | S. conica
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| Sabia conica (Schumacher, 1817)
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Sabia conica, common name : the bonnet limpet, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 45 mm
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, in the Western Pacific, in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References[]
- ^ a b Sabia conica (Schumacher, 1817). Gofas, S. (2009). Sabia conica (Schumacher, 1817). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180992 on 31 January 2011 .
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 70
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419-453
External links[]
- "Sabia conica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Categories:
- Hipponicidae
- Gastropods described in 1817
- Hypsogastropoda stubs