| Tibia curta | |
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| A dorsal view of a shell of Tibia curta. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rostellariidae |
| Genus: | Tibia |
| Species: | T. curta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibia curta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rostellaria curta G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination) | |
Tibia curta, common name the Indian tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1] This species occurs in southern India.
Description
Common Size 150 mm, but the size of the shell varies between 120 mm and 185 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Persian Gulf to the Bay of Bengal
References
- ↑ Tibia curta (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on WoRMS (2012). Tibia curta (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532203 on 11 October 2012.
- Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131–164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
External links
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- "Tibia (Tibia) insulaechorab curta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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