| Siphonaria gigas | |
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| Five views of a shell of Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Siphonariida |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825    | |
Siphonaria gigas, common name the giant false limpet, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 84 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Acapulco, Mexico, to Northern Peru; off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- Siphonaria gigas G.B. Sowerby I, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 August 2011.
External links
- "Siphonaria (Heterosiphonaria) gigas". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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