Thais alouina
Thais (Mancinella) alouina, common name : the Alou rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 61 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- Thais (Mancinella) alouina (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
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