Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gurumayum, S. D., 2019, On a collection of some Mollusca from Budhabalanga estuary, Odisha, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (1), pp. 55-59 : 56

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/123277

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10992905

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Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
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1758. Trochus telescopium Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. , ed. 10: 760.

2003. Telescopium telescopium : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 192: 136. Pl. 22, Fig 3.

Material examined: 7

Measurement: Length: 2.3-7.9 cm, Breadth: 1.0-3.0 cm

Remarks: A very widespread species of estuaries and mud flats. Live shells are available, deaths and empty shells are sometimes found occupied by hermit crabs.

Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Gujarat, Kerala; Pondicherry, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

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