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Common name:
Synonym:
Trochus niloticus,(Linnaeus, 1767)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Tegulidae → Rochia → nilotica → Rochia nilotica → Linnaeus, 1767
Protection status:
Location:
Size of the specimen:
Length: 9,3 cm
Diameter: 10,5 cm
Weight:
Such large collector's specimens of this spinning top snail are only rarely offered. The species is fished commercially, but aquaculture breeding efforts are also being made.