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Concholepas
Sign in to saveConcholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
Species
Chilean Abalone
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 48
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Muricidae
- Collections
- UWBM, PRI, UF, CAS, UCMP, MCZ
- Recorded in
- Peru, Chile, United States, Chili, France, Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- Life habits
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Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
==Description== The shell is ovate. The body whorl is large and expanded. The spire is very short and obliquely inclined towards the left side. The aperture is very wide, slightly channelled anteriorly. The inner lip is flattened. The outer lip shows two small teeth in front.
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