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Rochia elata
Rochia elata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
From the article Rochia elata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 and 70 millimetres (1.2 and 2.8 in). It generally weighs 20–50 grams (0.71–1.76 oz), and in some rare cases nearly 100 grams (3.5 oz).
Range & habitat
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, though some cases have been reported in the Bikini Atoll.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1408751.