| 词条 | Melongena patula |
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| image = Melongenidae - Melongena patula.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Shell of Melongena patula from Nicaragua at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Gastropoda | unranked_superfamilia = clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda | familia = Melongenidae | genus = Melongena | species = M. patula | binomial = Melongena patula | binomial_authority = (Philippi, 1844) }} Melongena patula, common name Pacific crown conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae. DescriptionMelongena patula has a shell that reaches a length of 75 – 250 mm. The surface of this shell shows a deep chestnut brown color lined with a few white or yellow spiral bands. The interior is white. The shell is quite slender, sometimes spiny on the shoulders, with a wide aperture. DistributionThis species can be found from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to Peru.[1] HabitatThese sea snails live in shallow water, usually in sandy or muddy areas, especially under mangrove trees. References1. ^{{cite book |author=A. Myra Keen |year=1971 |title=Sea Shells of Tropical West America |publisher=Stanford University Press |location=Stanford, California |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-8047-0736-7}} External links
2 : Melongenidae|Gastropods described in 1844 |
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