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'''''Tibia insulaechorab''''', [[common name]] the '''Arabian tibia''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[Mollusca|mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Strombidae]], the true conchs. It is native to the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|215383|''Tibia insulaechorab'' Röding, 1798|||WoRMS (2009). Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215383 on 27 June 2010}}</ref> |
'''''Tibia insulaechorab''''', [[common name]] the '''Arabian tibia''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[Mollusca|mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Strombidae]], the true conchs. It is native to the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|215383|''Tibia insulaechorab'' Röding, 1798|||WoRMS (2009). Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215383 on 27 June 2010}}</ref> |
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The shell can grow to a length of {{convert|200|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}, and the live snail can weigh about {{convert|450|g|oz|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=EOL>{{cite web |url=https://eol.org/pages/4872943 |title=''Tibia insulaechorab'' Röding 1798 |publisher=Encyclopedia of Life |accessdate=9 August 2020 }}</ref> |
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Tibia insulaechorab, common name the Arabian tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. It is native to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.[1]
Description
The shell can grow to a length of 200 mm (8 in), and the live snail can weigh about 450 g (16 oz).[2]
References
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- ^ a b Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Tibia insulaechorab Röding 1798". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 August 2020.