Pleuroploca trapezium, commonly called the Trapezium Horse Conch, is a marine gastropod found in the Indo-pacific oceans and common in the sea-shell trade along the coast of India.
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Fasciolaria trapezium f. intermedia Kobelt, 1875 |
synonym | Fasciolaria trapezium f. paeteli Strebel, 1911 |
synonym | Murex trapezium Linnaeus, 1758 |
synonym | Pleuroploca trapezium f. intermedia (Kobelt, 1875) |
synonym | Pleuroploca trapezium f. paeteli (Strebel, 1911) |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Subspecies Pleuroploca trapezium audouini (Jonas, 1846)
Forma Pleuroploca trapezium f. intermedia (Kobelt, 1875)
Forma Pleuroploca trapezium f. paeteli (Strebel, 1911)
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Morphology
Large, elongated, solid and heavy golden-brown shell; spire of moderate length; apex usually eroded; columella smooth posteriorly; sutures constricted; thick, blunt nodules on upper whorls and shoulders of body; fine brown spiral lines on surface; pale aperture with strong internal ridges; dentate upper lip with seven pairs of teeth; siphonal canal extended and short; and weak fasciole.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
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📚 Information Listing
References
- 'Pleuroploca trapezium'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- Pleuroploca trapezium. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
Information Listing > References
- 'Pleuroploca trapezium'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- Pleuroploca trapezium. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217071 on 2013-01-28.
- <i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>. (2012, September 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:00, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleuroploca_trapezium&oldid=514607458.
- '<i>Pleuroploca trapezium</i>'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
- 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Mollusca |
Class | Gastropoda |
Order | Neogastropoda |
taxon:hierarchy.superfamily | Buccinoidea |
Family | Fasciolariidae |
Genus | Pleuroploca |
Species | Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus 1758) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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