Tectarius pagodus | |
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A shell of Tectarius pagodus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Littorinidae |
Genus: | Tectarius |
Species: | T. pagodus
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Binomial name | |
Tectarius pagodus (
Linnaeus, 1758)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Trochus pagodus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Tectarius pagodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae. That family is commonly known as the winkles or periwinkles. [1]
This species is the largest member of the genus Tectarius, and (like the rest of the family Littorinidae) is an herbivor. [2]
This species is endemic to the Indo-Pacific. [3] It can be found in the upper part of the intertidal zone along rocky shores, and therefore does not often get submerged. [2]
Tectarius pagodus | |
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A shell of Tectarius pagodus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Littorinidae |
Genus: | Tectarius |
Species: | T. pagodus
|
Binomial name | |
Tectarius pagodus (
Linnaeus, 1758)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Trochus pagodus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Tectarius pagodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae. That family is commonly known as the winkles or periwinkles. [1]
This species is the largest member of the genus Tectarius, and (like the rest of the family Littorinidae) is an herbivor. [2]
This species is endemic to the Indo-Pacific. [3] It can be found in the upper part of the intertidal zone along rocky shores, and therefore does not often get submerged. [2]