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Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trapezium Horse Conch originating from the Indo-Pacific. Five views: Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front.
Trapezium Horse Conch originating from the Indo-Pacific. Five views: Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front.
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
Trapezium Conch.
Trapezium Conch.
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
Trapezium Horse Conch originating from the Indo-Pacific. Five views: Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front.
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
Trapezium Conch.
Pleuroploca trapezium specimen collected from the Indo - West Pacific region.
🗒 Synonyms
synonymFasciolaria trapezium f. intermedia Kobelt, 1875
synonymFasciolaria trapezium f. paeteli Strebel, 1911
synonymMurex trapezium Linnaeus, 1758
synonymPleuroploca trapezium f. intermedia (Kobelt, 1875)
synonymPleuroploca trapezium f. paeteli (Strebel, 1911)
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Trapezium Conch
  • Trapezium Horse Conch.
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
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.
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    Diagnostic Keys
    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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      📚 Natural History
      Size
      Length: 85 - 250 mm. Common length: 200mm.
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        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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          Trophic Strategy
          Observed preying on preying on the spiny cerith (Cerithium echinatum).
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            Associations
            Host to the ectoparasite Neanthessius renicolis Izawa, 1976 .
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Marine: in the benthic zone on seagrass beds at depths between 0-40m. 
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                Description
                East Africa and Indo-West Pacific.
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                  📚 Occurrence
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                  📚 Demography and Conservation
                  Conservation Status
                  Not Evaluated by IUCN Redlist.
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                    Legislation
                    Listed in CITES: No. Listed in Wildlife (Protection) Act: Yes. Schedule: 1 Appendix: Part IV(B) Mollusca
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                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses
                      Caught for human consumption. Sold as a handicraft item. Also used as a trumpet when tip of the spire is cut off.
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                        📚 Information Listing
                        Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
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                            References
                            1. 'Pleuroploca trapezium'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
                            2. 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.
                            3. 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.
                            4. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            5. <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.
                            6. 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.
                            7. '<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.
                            8. 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.
                            9. '<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.
                            10. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            11. <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.
                            12. 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.
                            13. '<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.
                            14. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            15. <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.
                            16. 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.
                            17. <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.
                            18. '<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.
                            19. '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
                            1. 'Pleuroploca trapezium'. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Accessed on Jan 27, 2013. URL: http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_3333.shtml.
                            2. 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.
                            3. 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.
                            4. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            5. <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.
                            6. 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.
                            7. '<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.
                            8. 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.
                            9. '<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.
                            10. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            11. <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.
                            12. 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.
                            13. '<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.
                            14. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                            15. <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.
                            16. 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.
                            17. <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.
                            18. '<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.
                            19. '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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                            📚 Meta data
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                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomAnimalia
                            PhylumMollusca
                            ClassGastropoda
                            OrderNeogastropoda
                            taxon:hierarchy.superfamilyBuccinoidea
                            FamilyFasciolariidae
                            GenusPleuroploca
                            SpeciesPleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus 1758)
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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