Thais chocolata
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Phylum: | Mollusca
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Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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Genus: | Thais
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Species: | T. chocolata
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Thais chocolata (, 1832)
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Thais chocolata, common name locate in Spanish, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.
This species is endemic to the west coast of South America: (Chile, and ). The snail is found in the intertidal zone and is quite common on rocky shores, both in sheltered waters and on the open coast.
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Categories:
- Muricidae
- Molluscs of South America
- Molluscs of Chile
- Gastropods described in 1832
- Muricidae stubs