Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778) is a animal in the Calyptraeidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)

Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)

Trochita trochiformis is a species of marine gastropod sea snail in the Calyptraeidae family.

Family
Genus
Trochita
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)

Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778) is a species of sea snail. It is classified as a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Calyptraeidae, a group commonly known as slipper snails, slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.

Photo: (c) Claudio Maureira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Claudio Maureira · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Calyptraeidae Trochita

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

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