Trigonostoma scalare
| Trigonostoma scalare | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Trigonostoma scalare | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Trigonostoma |
| Species: | T. scalare
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonostoma scalare (Gmelin, 1791)
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Trigonostoma scalare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
This species attains a length of around 30 mm, while large specimens can reach 45 mm. It has a consistent spiral staircase-like shaped shell, with colors ranging from white, yellow, orange, and brown. It's not known how exactly it feeds, but it's speculated that it's a suctorial feeder— living off the body fluids and predator eggs of other animals.[2]
Distribution
This species of sea snail is moderately common, and it can be found in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Australia, and the Indo-West Pacific. Most specimens are obtained by tangle nets in the Philippines, and they inhabit waters of moderate depth, around the depth of -10 to 30m.[2]
References
- ^ Trigonostoma scalare (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 September 2010.
- ^ a b "The Chong Chen Archives | ConchologyCANCELLARIIDAE TRIGONOSTOMA SCALARE". conchology.be. Retrieved 7 October 2025.