Phorcus mariae
Species of gastropod
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Phorcus mariae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Cantharidinae |
| Genus: | Phorcus |
| Species: | P. mariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phorcus mariae | |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.
