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Telescope Hornsnail
The telescope hornsnail, scientific name ''Pleurocera walkeri'', is a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the Southeastern United States: it is known from Tennessee River The Tennessee River is a long river located in the Southern United States, southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. Flowing through the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, it begins at the confluence of Fren ... system in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and from several streams in Alabama and Georgia. References Pleuroceridae Freshwater animals of North America Endemic molluscs of the United States Endemic fauna of the Southeastern United States Gastropods described in 1928 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pleuroceridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Telescope Snail
''Telescopium telescopium'', commonly known as the telescope snail, is a species of snail in the horn snail family Potamididae found in mangrove habitats in the Indo-Pacific.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215140 on 24 May 2021 They are large snails that can grow up to in length and are easily recognizable by their cone-shaped shell. Telescope snails are edible and are eaten in parts of Southeast Asia. They are known locally as ''bagongon'' or ''bagungon'' in the Philippines; and ''rodong'' or ''berongan'' in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Description ''Telescopium telescopium'' are very similar in description to many other Potamidiae gastropods with the main points of difference being it being the largest in the family and the fold on its columella. ''Telescopium telescopium'' are relatively large in comparison to ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |