Tricornis tricornis
Species of gastropod
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Tricornis tricornis, common name the three-cornered conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
| Tricornis tricornis | |
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| Two shells of Tricornis tricornis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Tricornis |
| Species: | T. tricornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
| Synonyms | |
Description
The shell size varies between 65 mm and 170 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean off Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia.
