Thaisella chocolata
Species of gastropod
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Thaisella chocolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Thaisella chocolata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Thaisella |
| Species: | T. chocolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaisella chocolata (Duclos, 1832) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 77.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to the west coast of South America: (Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The snail is found in the intertidal zone and is quite common on rocky shores, both in sheltered waters and on the open coast.
