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Atlantic Triton Snail

Charonia variegata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 2, June 0, July 2, August 0, September 2, October 3, November 0, December 2.
United States52
Spain16
Canarias16
Puerto Rico3
Mexico2
Panama2
Provincia de Bocas del Toro2
Quintana Roo1
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave1
Portugal1

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyCharoniid Triton Snails · Charoniidae
GenusCharonia

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