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Thyca
Sign in to saveThyca is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. These snails are ectoparasites of starfish; they are relatively unmodified, the underside having become a suction disc with a central mouth that draws nourishment from the host's tissues.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyEulimidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 70
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Eulimidae
- Collections
- UF, SBMNH, CAS, NHMUK, USNM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Italy, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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Thyca is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. These snails are ectoparasites of starfish; they are relatively unmodified, the underside having become a suction disc with a central mouth that draws nourishment from the host's tissues.
==Description== The conical shell is longitudinally grooved, transparent and slightly curved.
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