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Animal
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Gastropods
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Animal
Name
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Lunella coronata (Recluz)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Mollusca
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Class
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Gastropoda
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Order
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Archaeogastropoda
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Family
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Trochidae
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Characteristic Features |
- Has a flattened shell, open umbilicus, and strong spiral cords. - Large specimens measured up to 3-4 cm in diameter, and
often have - Coloration varies from brown to reddish, and to white
for the heavily -The parietal region is often orange with a white columella,
and the interior | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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It is common on both boulder and sandy shores
where it browses on algae. |
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Distribution
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Yellow sea to East China Sea, Taiwan.
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Locations
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