Trochia
Sign in to saveTrochia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
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Trochia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
==Description== The whorls are separated by a deep groove. The inner lip is thickened, convex and striated. The aperture shows a very short siphonal canal.
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Muricidae
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Caenogastropoda
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sea snail
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