Indothais lacera (Born, 1778) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Indothais lacera (Born, 1778)

Indothais lacera (Born, 1778)

Indothais lacera is a marine snail species with adult shells 30–57 mm, found across several Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean regions.

Family
Genus
Indothais
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Indothais lacera (Born, 1778)

Indothais lacera is a species first formally described by Born in 1778. The shell of an adult Indothais lacera typically ranges in size between 30 millimeters and 57 millimeters. This species is distributed across multiple marine regions: it can be found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa, in the Red Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Pacific Ocean off Southeast Asia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Indothais

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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