Phorcus mariae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Cantharidinae |
| Genus: | Phorcus |
| Species: | P. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phorcus mariae Templado & Rolán, 2012[1]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.
References
edit- ^ Templado J. & Rolán E. 2012. A new species of Phorcus (Vetigastropoda, Trochidae) from the Cape Verde Islands. Iberus, 30(2): 89-96. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Phorcus mariae Templado & Rolán, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=670453 on 2012-11-23
External links
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