Thais tuberosa

Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Thais
Subgenus:	Mancinella
Species:	T. tuberosa
Binomial name
	Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa; Röding, 1798
Synonyms
	Drupa trapa Röding, 1798; Galeodes tuberosa Röding, 1798 (basionym); Purpura castaneus Röding, 1798; Purpura major Couturier, 1907; Purpura pica major (f) Couturier, 1907; Purpura pica minor (f) Couturier, 1907; Purpura pica Blainville, 1832; Thais pica Blainville, 1832; Purpura trapa Röding, 1798; Vasum castaneum Röding, 1798;

Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa, common name : the Knobbed Rock Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Description[]

The size of an adult shell varies between 17 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania; also in the southwestern and central Pacific Ocean.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.

Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

External links[]

"Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.

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