You buy exactly the described and pictured object. As a natural product, it is subject to irregularities in shape and conservation. This should not be seen as a mistake. Therefore please pay attention to the pictures !
Name:
Common name:
Tectus niloticus → Commercial Top Shell
Synonym:
Trochus niloticus,(Linnaeus, 1767)
Superfamily - Order / Family / Genus / Scientific Name / Author:
Trochoidea / Tegulidae / Tectus / Tectus niloticus / Linnaeus, 1767
Protection status:
Location:
Size of the article:
Length: 9,4 cm
Diameter: 9,8 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.
