Melongena patula | |
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Shell of Melongena patula from Nicaragua at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Melongenidae |
Genus: | Melongena |
Species: | M. patula
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Binomial name | |
Melongena patula (
Philippi, 1844)
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Melongena patula, common name Pacific crown conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae.
Melongena patula has a shell that reaches a length of 75 – 250 mm. The surface of this shell shows a deep chestnut brown color lined with a few white or yellow spiral bands. The interior is white. The shell is quite slender, sometimes spiny on the shoulders, with a wide aperture.
This species can be found from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to Peru. [1]
These sea snails live in shallow water, usually in sandy or muddy areas, especially under mangrove trees.
Melongena patula | |
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Shell of Melongena patula from Nicaragua at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Melongenidae |
Genus: | Melongena |
Species: | M. patula
|
Binomial name | |
Melongena patula (
Philippi, 1844)
|
Melongena patula, common name Pacific crown conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae.
Melongena patula has a shell that reaches a length of 75 – 250 mm. The surface of this shell shows a deep chestnut brown color lined with a few white or yellow spiral bands. The interior is white. The shell is quite slender, sometimes spiny on the shoulders, with a wide aperture.
This species can be found from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to Peru. [1]
These sea snails live in shallow water, usually in sandy or muddy areas, especially under mangrove trees.